The EIA expects electricity demand on the ERCOT grid to increase by an average rate of 11 percent between this year and 2026, as opposed to 4 percent in the PJM region. Much of the wild growth in ...

Texas has touted its success during those two events — Elliott in December 2022 and Heather this January — as proof that grid changes passed after 2021’s Winter Storm Uri are working. More ...

BUCHELE: So there's a book about all this called "The Last Boom," which I highly recommend if you can get your hands on it. And in it, there is a description of the moment that Dad Joiner realized ...

Monday's high temperatures put the most load on the power grid so far this year, which was just shy of the record set in August of 2023. On Tuesday, the projected demand of over 85,700 megawatts ...

Over the past two decades, the ERCOT grid has grown about 1% a year. By 2030, the grid may be 50% bigger.

The Texas grid operator declared an emergency last week, but it didn’t end up cutting off residents’ lights and air conditioning as the state roasted. Next time, everyone might not be so lucky ...

Texas’ grid operator warned that the state should prepare for extreme cold this winter but said the state’s main power grid is better equipped than in previous years to withstand a powerful ...

News Nation/World Solar is keeping the Texas grid running. Next month’s eclipse will be a new test. Sept. 8, 2023 Updated Fri., Sept. 8, 2023 at 5:13 p.m. A power substation in San Marcos, Texas ...

Michael Richardson speaks with Love Thy City of East Texas President DeMarcus Pierson about the event’s inspiration. Union Pacific continues work on the tracks at the scene of a derailment in Longview ...