The transmission project is needed amid an expected boom in electricity demand from AI data centers and the oil and gas industry, ERCOT said.

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 ...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says the state’s power grid faces elevated risk this winter as rapid population growth and expanding electricity demand from new tech data centers put added ...

The weather outside is far from frightful this Christmas week, but winter still carries echoes Texans haven't forgotten.

Another winter event similar to Storm Uri is unlikely. But as data centers leach the power supply, Texas will need a Plan B, ...

ANGLETON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's been 11 months since the winter storm paralyzed Texas, and power operator ERCOT, is warning about staffing shortages that could impact needed improvements to the grid.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Power companies are sending out an urgent plea for customers to conserve as temperatures plunge further below freezing for the second night. Both CenterPoint and Reliant ...

Even with less available electric power capacity during cold weather in Texas, battery storage systems are reducing the risk ...

Last Monday, Texas’ main power grid operator asked Texans, mid-heat wave, to turn their thermostats to 78 degrees during the afternoon and evening for the week to reduce electricity demand on the grid ...

Kristen Kougias has done her part to help Texas avoid blackouts. The Fort Worth mother of five has concealed her home’s thermostat in a clear plastic box to keep her children from cranking up the air ...

Polar vortex and power failure will forever go together for many Texans. The first wave of cold weather always makes me wonder whether the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’s power grid is ready ...