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Many Texans remain traumatized by the February Freeze and blackouts, which got me thinking about what I would do to improve the electricity and natural gas networks […]

You never hear politicians promise that hurricanes and tornadoes won’t hurt you, that you won’t get wet (or flooded) when it rains, that protracted heat waves […]

Ten months after a devastating winter storm crashed the state’s electrical grid, the majority of electric generation facilities have made the changes needed to protect their […]

Ontario-based electricity and gas provider Just Energy Group Inc (JE.V) said on Thursday it expects to recover about $147.5 million in costs from the Electric Reliability Council of […]

Following Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent guarantee that the lights will stay on this winter, Texas energy regulators and the oil and gas industry tried to assure Texans on […]

State energy officials on Wednesday said the Texas power grid is stronger and more reliable this winter than ever before, with the top public utility regulator […]

Officials in major Texas cities say they are in a better position to handle a severe crisis like February’s winter storm than they were before — […]

The state’s grid manager has formed a new group to ensure that power plants are prepared for severe winter weather as the state tries to avoid […]

Take it with a grain of salt, we’re told, about information from an questionable source. Gov. Greg Abbott’s assurance that, yessiree, he’s got that electric grid […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is hoping to assure state residents that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is taking steps to avoid another winter blackout like the […]

Over the past month or so, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has taken to guaranteeing that the Texas electricity grid will not fail this coming winter. He […]

Centuries after the “Emperor’s New Clothes” first appeared as a cautionary fairy tale, the city of Denton is committing substantial electricity and land resources to chasing […]

The Texas power grid is struggling with fluctuating energy prices and sporadic service, but the state’s growing bitcoin mining community believes it can help fix it. […]

Texas Democrats want to talk about the power grid. Specifically, they want to talk about how it failed in February, how they don’t think enough has […]

The Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas adopted rules to increase coordination between the natural gas and electricity industries to avoid blackouts and other energy emergencies […]

Members of wholesale power supplier Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc are challenging its bankruptcy strategy following the Texas winter storm that knocked out power for millions […]

After February’s deadly freeze, many Texans have begun to wonder how much they should prepare for a widespread power outage this winter as colder weather approaches. […]

If the U.S. is going to meet its goals for electric vehicle adoption, Texans will need to buy millions of battery-powered cars and trucks over the […]

Brace yourself – this could be an expensive winter when it comes to your utility bills. Even if you don’t heat with natural gas, you could soon be […]

No matter what Morgan does, though, it won’t be enough to prevent another disaster if there is another severe freeze, he said. That’s because the state […]