As Texas Power Grid Faces New Strains, Renewables Help Meet …
WEB2 days ago · Sept. 18, 2024, 11:16 a.m. ET. During the scorching summer of 2023, the Texas energy grid wobbled as surging demand for electricity threatened to exceed supply. Several times, officials called on ...
Texas electricity demand could nearly double in six years, grid ...
WEBJun 20, 2024 · The state's main electric grid operator predicts power demand could nearly double by 2030 due to population growth, data centers, oil and gas operations, and new law. The prediction raises...
Energy - The Texas Tribune
WEBSep 9, 2024 · The latest energy news from The Texas Tribune. 1. 2. 3. … 134. next. Abbott says potential power outages from Tropical Storm Francine will be restored within hours. By Pooja Salhotra 10 hours...
More than 80% of electricity on the Texas grid was carbon-free at …
WEBFeb 26, 2024 · Over 70% of the energy Texans used on Sunday came from wind and solar power, and about 83% was carbon-free. The state faces challenges to ensure grid reliability and low-cost renewable power as weather conditions vary.
Texas lawmakers question agency's ability to oversee $5 billion energy …
WEB4 days ago · The PUC was created to regulate Texas’s electric utilities market. After Winter Storm Uri in 2021, its responsibilities ballooned as lawmakers passed measures aimed at strengthening the state ...
Texas heat wave: US Energy Department declares power emergency
WEBSep 8, 2023 · The US Energy Department has issued an emergency order aimed at keeping the lights on in Texas as the state’s power grid grapples with surging demand amid record-high temperatures.
Texas energy storage dash brings 1 GW batteries within sight
WEBMay 9, 2024 · Texas is expected to install 6.5 GW of utility-scale batteries in 2024, bringing the total installed capacity to around 10 GW, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows.
Facing Brutal Heat, the Texas Electric Grid Has a New Ally: Solar ...
WEBJune 23, 2023. Strafed by powerful storms and superheated by a dome of hot air, Texas has been enduring a dangerous early heat wave this week that has broken temperature records and strained the...
Wind and solar are propping up the Texas power grid amid a ... - CNN
WEBJul 28, 2023 · CNN — As Texas bakes under a sweltering heat dome this summer and people crank their air conditioners, the state’s energy demand has smashed records. But the power has stayed on and prices...
Texans approved billions in spending on power plants. What …
WEBNov 8, 2023 · Voters passed a constitutional amendment Tuesday that creates the Texas Energy Fund, injecting $10 billion of public money into energy infrastructure, including $7.2 billion for companies that want to build power plants in the state.
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