(TOM FOX / Staff Photographer) AUSTIN — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is blaming wind and solar energy for a Sept. 6 emergency warning that saw the state’s power reserves dip to ...

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

LITTLETON, Colorado, June 20 (Reuters) - The Texas power grid operator urged homes and businesses to conserve electricity on Tuesday as the first major heat wave of the season spurs residents to ...

Due to low wind power production, low solar generation projections and hot temperatures, ERCOT is asking Texans to reduce electricity use when it is safe to do so, according to a news release.

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

ERCOT wind vs fossil fuel power output However, below-normal wind power production has meant ERCOT system planners have had to keep generation from fossil fuels plants at near record levels ...

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 ...

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Then batteries, as well as gas and coal power plants, filled in the gaps when the sun set and the wind stopped howling. This is the energy diversity that ERCOT strives for. So why is the ...

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 ...