The first winter storm of 2025 is approaching ... However, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) states there is no expectation at this time of an energy emergency.

ERCOT's top meteorologist Chris Coleman predicts ... are beginning to resemble the big freeze of 2021, when a severe winter storm caused extreme cold and tested the resilience of the state's ...

AUSTIN — Texas power grid operator ERCOT’s “worst-case” models show Texas would have a nearly 50% chance of rolling blackouts if hit by winter weather on par with the storm that pummeled ...

After the 2021 storm, new weatherization rules require electric generation and transmission owners to protect equipment prone to freezing. ERCOT has made nearly 3,000 inspections since winter of 2021.

ERCOT issues a watch to alert Texans about conditions like a winter freeze that are likely ... conditions similar to the February 2021 storm that led to the deaths of 246 Texas.

However, ERCOT expects plenty of extra energy from solar power ... The system came closest to outages in 2023 during the ...

Winter Storm Uri devastated ERCOT four years ago when power generators froze in sub-zero conditions and the supply of natural gas that powers most generating stations slowed or even stopped.

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas also stated the threat ... implementation of weatherization standards and inspections after Winter Storm Uri, the grid overall is more reliable than it was.

The actions CenterPoint took to get ready for Winter Storm Enzo helped mitigate the ... a City of Austin electric utility commissioner. ERCOT only orders outages if Texans are about to use ...

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas echoed the governor's ... Below are some of the most significant winter storms and snowstorms that have impacted North Texas over the years, according to the National Weather ...

A Winter Storm Warning was downgraded to a Winter Weather ... to address any hazardous road conditions around the stadium. ERCOT issued a Weather Watch for Monday-Friday as cold weather appears ...