ERCOT’s costs to keep aging CPS unit running surge by $12.5M
Texas’ grid operator wants to keep the Braunig Power Station’s Unit 3 running until CPS gets new transmission lines in place.
Why Texas needs 3,000 miles of new power lines, more than the distance driving cross country
Texas must build transmission largely to support oil and gas electrification and to host more power-intensive cryptocurrency ...
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Data centers are booming in Texas. What does that mean for the grid?
As energy demand surges, largely due to crypto mining facilities, data centers and industrial electrification, Texas ...
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The Southern Spirit transmission line could connect Texas grid to the southeast. Will it ever happen?
The devastating 2021 freeze that killed hundreds and caused dayslong outages for millions across Texas highlighted a fact previously little-known to the general public: Texas is the only state in ...
The Texas Tribune12d
Data centers are booming in Texas. What does that mean for the grid?
The projected growth in usage also means the grid will need more transmission lines, ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas said in April. “The forecasted pace of load growth could exceed the pace at which ...
AI leaders converge in Austin to discuss regulations, policy
Texas Lyceum hosted AI leaders and policy makers at Moody Theater Friday to discuss the state's regulations, policy and grid infrastructure.
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This is how much more power Texans used in 2024 than a year earlier — and the boom is just beginning
That’s why ERCOT planning doesn’t need to keep tabs just on generation growth, but also on the transmission lines that bring the power to customers. ERCOT tracks areas where there are risks ...
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Worried about power outages in Texas during this winter storm? Here's what to know.
After a statewide blackout in 2021 and a massive Austin outage in 2023, cold weather means energy anxiety for many in Central Texas.