Electricity Grid

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas wants retired power plants to come back online in the coming months.

The Texas power grid operator reduced energy flowing along a key transmission line on Wednesday, exacerbating a power grid emergency.

ERCOT went into emergency operations Wednesday night for the first time since 2021. It's still unclear what caused the power grid to get so close to rolling blackouts so quickly.

The new laws affect schools, the electric grid and the power of local governments.

To reduce strain on the grid, ERCOT will pay big energy users like manufacturers and bitcoin miners to reduce the power they use. That frees up more electrons for others and keeps supply and demand balanced.

ERCOT said it expected low wind-power generation and high demand to persist through the weekend because of the extreme heat.

The electricity market in Texas is doing exactly what it's designed to do — and most customers probably won't notice any effect on their bill.

A new backup system at the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant prevented last week’s failure there from causing devastating impacts on the grid.

An ERCOT Weather Watch is an earlier notification – approximately 3-5 days ahead – of forecasted significant weather and high demand.

The Texas grid will be more reliant on renewables than ever, according to a recent state assessment. Texas regulators don't like that.

Senators want to make renewable energy in the Texas more expensive and put public money toward building more gas power plants.

The poll was conducted last month and also found a majority of Texas want state lawmakers to spend more on healthcare, along with water and electric infrastructure.