Texas lawmakers have advanced a bill to prohibit offshore wind turbines in the Gulf of Mexico from connecting to the state's ...

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Renewable energy is getting us through his heat wave. So why is the Legislature trying to sideline these sources. We need an ...

The Texas Senate passed a bill that aims to kneecap clean energy with an industry-killing review process. Here's what happened in the House.

The legislation, which now returns to the Senate for review, encourages large-scale users to develop backup power sources.

Wind farms are on track to produce an average of just 4% of power generation this week, down from 7% last week and 12% so far in 2024, per the EIA. So how are electricity prices fairing in ERCOT ...

Texas faces an estimated 12% chance of controlled outages in August on nights when wind power production is low, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the power ...

“ERCOT, at that moment in time ... he said he didn’t believe his bill would slow development of solar and wind power. Instead, he saw it as a necessary measure to ensure reliability.

The state also added 724 megawatts of natural gas and 616 megawatts of wind power. ERCOT estimates 1 megawatt can power 250 homes on average during peak winter demand. However, Doug Lewin ...

A brutal and record-early heat wave is baking Texas this week — bringing the triple-digit temperatures typical of July to the ...

Despite soaring power demand, Republican lawmakers in the Texas Legislature are pushing to rein in renewable energy, part of ...