In 2025 - for the first year ever - solar arrays provided more electricity to Texas' main power grid than coal-fired power ...

More than 25 GW of large-scale generating projects seeking an interconnection agreement in the ERCOT grid region reached that ...

Data centers make up more than 70% of the total. The surge has “outgrown the process that was established for reviewing these ...

A $9.4 billion network of long-distance power lines will be built across the eastern swath of Texas to create a new "superhighway" for the state's power grid, after state officials voted unanimously ...

It overwhelmed power plants, fuel supplies and equipment, forcing grid managers to cut electricity to prevent a grid collapse. Millions of Texans lost power, many for days. More than 200 deaths were ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Power companies are sending out an urgent plea for customers to conserve as temperatures plunge further below freezing for the second night. Both CenterPoint and Reliant ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A growing number of facilities that require huge amounts of power to operate — such as crypto mining facilities — continue popping up in Texas. They’re offering the state’s power grid ...

The Texas power grid is expected to hold up through most weather conditions this winter, even though the emerging data center boom adds a new layer of risk, grid officials said Tuesday. Through ...

As arctic temperatures grip parts of the state again, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, has issued a notice saying that it anticipates "tight conditions" with the power grid through ...

HOUSTON — A new industry report warns that Texas' rapidly expanding data center industry could put additional pressure on the state's power grid this winter. But experts say ERCOT is still in a ...