Electricity Grid

The governor said the PUCT and ERCOT must take steps to prevent the cost of data center infrastructure from being passed on to electricity customers.

The state's grid operator will vote Tuesday on whether to begin a study of data centers, known as "Batch Zero," that would use a new evaluation process for adding projects to the grid.

The boom in data centers, many to support artificial intelligence, could strain the Texas power grid and increase energy costs.

Pacifico Energy and other energy companies are rushing to build private power plants across the Lone Star State.

Gaps in natural gas regulation could leave the state vulnerable to another winter storm related blackout.

Temperatures across the state should rise into the 70s by next week.

Texas officials on Wednesday outlined preparations for the winter storm set to hit much of the state this week.

Microgrids generate and supply their own power in tandem with the grid and work as a backup option in case extreme weather knocks out power.

In part, the answer depends on the weather.

A home builder and an electricity retailer are partnering to install backup power batteries in new homes as Texans brace for potential outages this winter.

ERCOT says conditions this winter could spark extreme cold, but additional power supply and continued weatherization efforts will lower the risk of power outages.

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.