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

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.

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

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

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

HOUSTON — A new industry report warns that Texas' rapidly expanding data center industry could put additional pressure on the state's power grid this winter. But experts say ERCOT is still in a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Texas is rapidly emerging as an epicenter of artificial intelligence-driven energy demand, with an unprecedented surge in large-load power requests, a wave now dominated by AI data centers rather than ...