The Texas grid operator found that under most weather conditions, there is a less than 2% chance of a grid emergency through February. However, Texas could be in trouble in the unlikely event that a ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- A bill that would have forced the reversal of more than $6 billion in electricity overcharges by the state's grid operator won't get a vote on the House floor, according to Lt.

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday night that the correction of any billing errors related to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is an emergency item for the 87th ...

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Texas electricity regulators on Thursday told the public that their electricity should likely stay on through the rest of the summer and that the state’s main power grid is in good enough shape to ...

Texas leaders want to know how much power crypto-mining facilities use while searching for digital money. The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved a new rule last week requiring virtual ...

Texas is facing a $30 billion question about the future of its electric grid: Is it time to create a new, stronger backbone that can grow along with the booming demand for electricity? Or should it ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hastily convened a session of the Texas Senate on Monday as members suspended their own rules and took highly unusual steps to push through a bill that would ...

Regulators and the operator of the Texas grid were hauled before lawmakers Tuesday to explain why the state suffered through rolling blackouts that left residents in the cold earlier this month.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has selected two long-time energy executives with Houston ties to serve on its board of directors for three-year terms effective Monday. The new members, ...

According to a recent letter written to the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) by Potomac Economics, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) made a $16 ...