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

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

The state's grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, has been asking for voluntary conservation. On Wednesday, we were in one of those conservation requests when the power supply ...

The power grid's operator issued a second appeal for energy conservation. The Texas power grid's operator has asked consumers to use less energy as clouds threaten access to essential solar power.

Demand for electricity in Texas continues to break records. It comes as the power grid strains under increased demand due to data centers and cryptocurrency mining. It has been hot in Texas this ...

Power problems in Texas seem relatively frequent in recent years. Cold snaps, heat waves, freak storms – any of them can tax the state’s independent power grid, which is largely cut off from ...

The power grid in the Lone Star State has passed the most recent weather tests. The lights have stayed on in Texas among the recent freezes the state has been experiencing, but experts aren't sure ...

The Texas summer has been brutal, with some regions seeing 30 straight days of triple-digit temps. Renewable energy has kept the power grid "remarkably stable," an expert says. But as extreme heat ...

With the possible exception of Texans. Texas opted for its own power grid at the turn of the 20th to the 21st century. Natural gas and wind generate most of Texas’s electricity and its ...

You can get in touch with Anders by emailing a.anglesey@newsweek.com Texas Governor Greg Abbott once more faces tough questions after the recent power grid failure led to many in the state once ...