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The former Austin City Council member's Connect the Grid Act would mandate that ERCOT create new interconnections with neighboring power grids.
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When compared with other regional grids, it appears Texas issues more requests for consumers to conserve energy. The recent freeze reignited frustrations over the requests and the grid operators.
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Two massive winter storms have laid bare the increased vulnerability of U.S. power grids, and time is running out to reduce the risk for this year.
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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas wants retired power plants to come back online in the coming months.
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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.
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More than 300,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday as the bulk of outages were in Oklahoma, where heavy weekend storms carried winds as strong as 80 mph around Tulsa.
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North of Dallas, winds brought down trees, ripped the roof off a grocery store and overturned four 18-wheelers along U.S. Highway 75.
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The blackout continues to haunt those who experienced it.
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Experts caution Texans to stay home and off the roads until the sun comes out and thaws the ice.
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Hot temperatures across Texas are stressing the power infrastructure. But if your home loses electricity this summer, it’s not necessarily because of the state grid.
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Texas' electric grid operator has actions it can take to reduce energy demand and increase supply short of ordering power cuts.
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