Pablo Vegas, CEO of the Texas power grid operator, said the influx of data centers to Texas is “something that we've never experienced before in the history of ERCOT." ...

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

Texas has witnessed the country’s most dynamic grid battery expansion in recent years, thanks in large part to its famously ...

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 ...

A new report finds demand could outpace supply by 2028. Donald Trump issues funding threat to Smithsonian Latest on Rob ...

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

Conduit Power, LLC ("Conduit") has entered into financial agreements with Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) ("Diamondback") and Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE: GRNT) ("Granite Ridge") related to ...

U.S. residential electricity prices are expected to keep climbing in 2026, averaging about 18.02¢/kWh, up from 17.29¢/kWh in ...

States with booming data center construction are seeing spikes in new power needs. Much of it is being met by coal and solar.

Battery storage facilities and solar farms powered virtually all capacity growth in Texas’ electric grid throughout 2025, as the home of the nation’s oil and gas industry created almost twice as much ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As energy demands skyrocket in Texas, it’s raising new concerns in reliability on the state’s power grid. According to a recent report from CNBC, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, ...

It's not only because more people stay in during the winter months. According to the nonprofit Texas Energy Poverty Research ...