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Renewable energy and battery storage companies are canceling their Texas projects at rates unseen since 2021, according to an ...

With Texas headed into another summer of record-breaking heat forecasts, state lawmakers took steps to better coordinate ...

The budget proposal at the center of the Musk-Trump feud could stifle plans to develop the grid, costing consumers. Not even ...

In 2021, the Texas state Legislature knew it had a problem with the electric grid. A February storm knocked out power for 4.5 ...

After 140 days of legislative activity, the 89th Texas Legislature adjourned Sine Die on June 2, 2025. This session saw the highest volume of ...

The state’s grid operator cites the boost in battery storage in forecasting lower chances of power problems compared with ...

Not long ago, developers of the massive server farms talked about powering them with wind and solar energy. Now they’re ...

After losing electricity three times last year, my wife and I installed a 22-kilowatt Generac at our Houston home. Was it ...

HOUSTON — As hurricane season officially begins and summer heat intensifies across Texas, all eyes are on the state’s power ...

If signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, large data centers would pay more for grid connections and could be forced to curtail ...