Coverage of the Texas electric grid and energy sector -- ERCOT reliability, generation capacity, rising power demand, rates, and the policy decisions shaping how the state keeps the lights on.
Governor Greg Abbott announced $166 million in energy assistance funds to help low-income families maintain safe housing and manage utility costs.
Governor Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to take immediate steps to protect residential electricity customers from the financial impacts of data center expansion in Texas.
The regulatory battle over Texas's extra-high-voltage grid expansion has taken a new procedural turn, as state regulators agreed to review a landowner complaint even while the evidentiary hearing moves ahead.
Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian applauded a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revoke Endangered Species Act protections for the dunes sagebrush lizard.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) board of directors has endorsed a new large-load screening framework that is already reshaping which massive technology infrastructure projects will advance on the state's power grid.
The expansion of Texas's extra-high-voltage electrical grid faces a regulatory milestone this week as the state's administrative court prepares to review a major infrastructure proposal.
A proposal for two East Texas counties to jointly study the effects of solar farms, data centers, and high-capacity water wells failed on a tied vote in Smith County Commissioners Court on June 2.
Texas's grid operator and regulators are moving on one of the largest transmission expansions in state history.
Texas oil and gas operators increased production in March compared to the previous year.
This week, the explosive expansion of artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure across Texas emerged as a central point in economic and legislative debates.