electricity

In part, the answer depends on the weather.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted the rule amid surging demand for power across the state and a growing crypto mining industry in Texas.

The Southern Spirit Transmission project would allow limited energy to flow between the Texas grid and neighboring grids.

The Houston utility company told investors during a Tuesday conference call that its total restoration costs for the hurricane and derecho windstorm in May are estimated to be at least $1.6 billion, which likely will result in a 2% increase to Houston-area customers' bills for a period of 15 years.

Another round of utility rate increases will go into effect in October, as part of a quarterly review process the Denton City Council approved in March.

The announcement came soon after a new prediction by the state’s main grid operator that power demands will nearly double by 2030.

Oncor Electric will not be compensating customers with rotting food from electricity outages after severe storms hit North Texas.

A report found that solar and wind growth led the trend.

Electricity demand is increasing with rising temperatures, but it’s still maintenance season for power plants, causing a supply crunch.

The electric provider in charge of the downed power poles that sparked the largest wildfire in Texas history told Texas lawmakers on Thursday that the company is accepting responsibility — but denying negligence — for circumstances that led to the fire.

Texas investigators say the largest wildfire in state history appears to be caused by a power line. Aging utility infrastructure ups the risk of starting wildfires as the climate heats up.

Several crypto mining facilities have approached Denton Municipal Electric, apparently wanting to follow in the footsteps of Core Scientific.