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 […]
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 […]
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 […]