On Monday, ERCOT solicited proposals from power providers to add 3,000 megawatts to its operating reserves in case of winter demand increases. Since a devastating storm in February 2021 left…
The Texas electrical grid has had a busy few days. According to Trudi Webster, a spokesperson for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, previous conservation initiatives have resulted in around…
The Texas Power Grid is being impacted by the scorching heat.
ERCOT expects Texas to hit a record for energy demand Friday. Thursday's energy demand-supply gap was worrisome. Thursday, the government encouraged citizens to decrease energy use during peak hours to…
After an ice storm knocked out power across the state, 400,000 consumers were still without power on Saturday. For some, this is the second blackout in as many months. Businesses…
Nearly five years to the day after Hurricane Maria left much of Puerto Rico without power for months, something eerily similar has happened again. Hurricane Fiona, a Category 1 storm,…
By Robert Cyran The Texas grid failure in 2021 left millions without power. So far, record demand hasn’t crashed it this summer. Regulatory actions such as forcing plants to run…
Harsh weather, supply chain issues, capacity shortfalls combine to threaten blackouts across much of the West By Andrew Keiper | Fox News Across most of the western half of the U.S., electric…
By Julian Mark During his 3 p.m. weather report on Wednesday, Travis Herzog, a meteorologist for KTRK in Houston, stood in front of a screen showing the astronomically high temperatures broiling…
BY RAEGAN SCHARFETTER AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - As extreme heat continues to drain power across Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a second conservation appeal for 2-9…
