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 ...

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

It overwhelmed power plants, fuel supplies and equipment, forcing grid managers to cut electricity to prevent a grid collapse ...

Temperatures in the 30-degree range are forecast to sweep through the Houston area Monday morning, Houston Chronicle meteorologist Justin Ballard said.

Every other week, Matt Smith, lead energy analyst at Kepler, joins Texas Standard for a look at what’s happening in the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The state’s power grid manager issued a notice to be ready for next week’s expected cold weather. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the grid for the majority of ...

In light of recent news regarding the state's power grid run by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Xcel Energy wants to assure the Texas Panhandle community that their situation is ...

TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – After the 2021 deadly winter storm, multiple cities, including Denton, sued ERCOT. Now, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled ERCOT can't be sued over the storm because of ...

Nov. 1—AUSTIN — As part of ERCOT's reliability-first approach to grid operations, ERCOT on Wednesday announced an update to the emergency operations reserve levels. ERCOT has increased the minimum ...

SAN ANTONIO – For the second day in a row, the Electrical Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking Texans to conserve electricity as the electric grid conditions tighten due to freezing ...

(PRESS RELEASE) - ERCOT has exited emergency operations and returned to normal conditions as of 9:47 p.m. Wednesday. ERCOT entered Emergency Operations this evening to maintain stability of the grid.