electricity

We've heard Texas’ power grid came close to total failure the morning of Feb. 15, but not exactly how close.

Patrick also echoed misleading claims by Gov. Greg Abbott that outages in renewable energy were primarily to blame for last week’s blackouts.

These spikes can be attributed to higher electricity usage during the cold, or dripping faucets and burst water pipes. For those already stretched thin by the pandemic, higher bills could be a big burden.

Basically, Texas has its own grid to avoid dealing with — you guessed it — the feds. But grid independence has been violated a few times over the years — not even counting Mexico's help during last week's blackouts.

Do Black households face higher home energy bills than white households? That was the question a University of California-Berkeley researcher set out to…

For the first time ever, wind has surpassed coal as an energy source in Texas. Data released this month by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas...

This summer, there's a higher likelihood than ever that Texas might not have enough electricity to go around. If you turn on the AC and nothing happens,...

Electricity demand in Texas is expected to hit record levels this summer, and with a thin margin of reserve power, the operator of the state's grid says…

As the Trump administration considers weakening Obama-era safeguards for the disposal of toxic coal waste, a new report shows that groundwater near all of…

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill mandating that ambitious goal on Monday. He also issued an executive order calling for statewide carbon neutrality by the same year.

Billionaire Warren Buffett has been outbid in his effort to buy Texas’ largest transmission utility.San Diego-based Sempra Energy announced early Monday…

From Texas Standard : The nation's electrical grid is an interconnected system that powers homes and businesses across the country. But a recent report...