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Vistra Corp. CEO Curt Morgan says his company is preparing its power plants for winter, but he has concernsabout rising energy prices, oversight of Texas’ natural […]

How can Texas ensure that the electricity necessary for modern life is available when customers need it most? The Public Utility Commission is considering proposals to […]

While the majority of power plant outages during the storm were due to freezing equipment and other on-site problems, a substantial 31 percent were due to […]

With 67 days until the official start of winter, the threat of another widespread electric failure in Texas remains a possibility, one CEO said, as long […]

The ERCOT board selection committee, appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor and house speaker, picked a new ERCOT chairman who lives in the El Paso area […]

According to the Energy Information Administration, nearly half of U.S. households that warm their homes with mainly natural gas can expect to spend an average of […]

CPS Energy customers will be paying off $450 million in charges stemming from the deadly February winter storm over the next 25 years.

Abundant natural resources, free markets, and a strong commitment to innovation have long positioned Texas as an energy leader. However, Texans’ faith in that leadership was […]

In May, Governor Greg Abbott would boldly announce “all that needed to be done was done in the legislative session.” Fast forward to this week’s hearing of […]

Seven months after Winter Storm Uri caused the deaths of more than 200 people around Texas and left millions without power, demand for solar power and […]

More than 270 Texans from across the state are suing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas for “negligent management” of the power grid during the February […]

After a winter storm left millions of Texans without power for days last February, Texas lawmakers and energy regulators vowed they would take whatever steps necessary […]

Reliability of the grid is of utmost importance as colder weather approaches in Texas. State leaders cannot ignore these recommendations for improvement without inadvertently leaving vulnerable […]

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc has asked the judge overseeing its bankruptcy to determine that Texas’s electric operator applied the wrong pricing mechanism for electricity used […]

The ERCOT grid is called an “electrical island” since it’s isolated from other energy sources. One company has been trying to change that since 2011. Energy […]

Capitol heavyweights are again throwing punches over the state’s response to the power grid blackouts of February.

The plan to reshape how regulatory board leaders are selected was one of only two bills passed during the regular legislative session to reform the grid […]

ERCOT, operator of the Texas electric grid, fighting in court over a $2 billion bill it sent to Brazos Electric Power Cooperative for power purchased during […]

In a committee hearing Tuesday, Texas senators were furious that natural gas companies won’t have to better prepare their facilities for extreme weather before this winter […]

“I have reviewed the August 2, 2021, letter Chairman Chris Paddie wrote to you where he makes the claim that House Bill 4492 from the 87th […]