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

ERCOT officials say they expect an overall warm winter in 2025, punctured by an extreme cold event-- and we're heading into it with a slightly higher grid reliability risk compared to last winter. In ...

The Texas power grid is expected to sail through the first major heat wave of the year without issue, largely thanks to its diverse and growing mix of power plants and renewable energy. That's an ...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the nonprofit corporation that operates the isolated power grid serving 90% of the state’s electricity needs, is infamous for the February 2021 winter storm ...

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 ...

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.

The Texas power grid served record-breaking wintertime demand for a second-straight day Thursday. Demand on the grid operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas topped 80.5 gigawatts amid ...

Texas' main grid operator on Thursday forecast that the state's growing demand for power could surpass its available energy supply beginning in summer 2026. In a report outlining potential supply and ...

The proposed location for the Ochoa Energy battery plant off Highway 90 and Cane Island Parkway in Katy. (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved ...

The operator of the Texas power grid said it’s reached “a reasonable compromise” with renewable energy developers after more than a year of stalemate on technical issues with some solar, wind and ...