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When Grey Forest Utilities natural gas customer Thomas Weaver received his September gas bill, he noticed a $14.55 charge that was not normally there. Weaver was […]

Texas, already home to the most vulnerable power grid in the U.S., is about to be hit by a surge in demand for electricity that’s twice […]

Christian and Craddick misled Texans about the causes of the deadly blackouts. They’ve failed to insist that gas suppliers make urgent investments to winterize facilities and […]

With cooler weather starting to creep into our region and the rest of the state, this is not the news that Texans wanted to see from […]

A group that oversees the reliability of the nation’s electrical sector says Texas is again at risk of blackouts this winter.

Electricity outages in Texas could occur this winter if the state experiences a cold snap that forces many power plants offline at the same time as […]

Electricity outages in Texas could occur this winter if the state experiences a cold snap that forces many power plants offline at the same time as […]

An army of cryptocurrency miners heading to the state for its cheap power and laissez-faire regulation is forecast to send demand soaring by as much as […]

A new report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) lays most of the blame for last February’s power blackouts in Texas during Winter Storm Uri on the […]

Texans who lived through Winter Storm Uri–most Texans, in other words–haven’t forgotten the experience. Nor are we likely to over the coming months, since we’re effectively […]

Federal investigators have revealed how recklessly unprepared natural gas suppliers triggered 58 percent of the power outages during the February freeze, proving once again that Texas officials are […]

Electricity outages in Texas could occur this winter if the state experiences a cold snap that forces many power plants offline at the same time as […]

Following a unanimous vote from the Railroad Commission of Texas Nov. 10, state gas providers now have the ability to raise the costs of customers’ monthly […]

Texas’ grid operator on Friday released its predictions for peak electricity use in Texas for this winter that showed steep shortfalls in power capacity in an […]

His newest endeavor, called Tesla Energy Ventures, is now officially licensed to sell electricity to retail customers across the state.Musk filed the paperwork over the summer […]

President Biden is preparing to sign the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill today. Some $35.44 billion of that will go to Texas.But it’s unclear how much of […]

The biggest problem – a problem that has been well-known to all involved for at least a decade now – that no one in Austin has […]

Texas power generators have just over two weeks to weatherize their equipment. It’s part of several mandates lawmakers passed during the 87th Regular Session in the spring, in […]

“The demand for new power generation in Texas, including wind and solar generation, is accelerating. Battery storage is a critical component in supplying affordable, clean power, […]

Have you looked at retail electricity prices lately?On the suggestion of readers, I pulled up the state-sponsored marketing site — PowerToChoose.org (beware of imitators) — and […]