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

Ahead of Thomas Gleeson’s unanimous vote from a Senate committee Monday to advance his nomination as the chairman of the ...

Energy companies are withdrawing from a $5 billion Texas state loan program for new gas-fired power plants due to supply chain constraints, higher costs, and regulatory issues, challenging the state's ...

Winter Storm Uri raised concerns about the Electric Reliability Council of Texas [ERCOT] transmission grid’s ability to handle another extreme storm and led to new distribution system ...

The Texas Supreme Court revisited the deadly mass outages of the 2021 freeze on its fourth anniversary during a Wednesday hearing, which was well-timed as yet another cold front sweeps through Texas ...

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.

In December, ERCOT officials released an analysis report that showed Texas could experience a cold event similar to Winter Storm Uri, which caused the power grid to collapse in February 2021.

As a winter storm system sweeps through the nation with heavy snow, ice and frigid temperatures, Texas also faces the effects of the arctic blast. According to ERCOT, there will be a higher ...

Texans should prepare for a winter that’s drier than usual but keep an eye on evolving forecasts to ensure they’re ready for ...

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 ...

The last one was last winter, January 2024, when a winter storm disrupted relatively warm temperatures, causing ERCOT to hit its current record peak load on Jan. 16. Coleman said atmospheric ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The lead meteorologist for the state’s power grid operator, ERCOT, is predicting both a warmer winter and a higher chance of extreme cold. During a Tuesday board meeting, Chris ...