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Texas now holds 96.4 gigawatts of clean power, nearing the 100-gigawatt mark

Texas has accumulated 96.4 gigawatts of clean energy capacity across wind, solar, and battery storage, placing the state ...

Texas summer heat, data centers could push power demand to a new record. Will the grid hold up?

ERCOT, which operates the state's primary power grid, is forecasting that power demand on its system will reach a record 92 ...

Texas grid flags risks as data centers, crypto sites fail voltage tests

By Tim McLaughlin June 5 (Reuters) - Several large data centers and crypto facilities planning to connect to the Texas power ...

Utility companies want to pay you to generate power for the electrical grid

The Wrights turned their Texas home from a solar-powered standalone into part of a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) network, which ...
Houston Public Media

Gas power leapfrogs wind for first time in 10 years in Texas’ grid connection queue

The list of power projects that want to connect to Texas’ grid includes a surge of natural gas power plants. Brandon Mulder is a journalism fellow at the University of Texas Energy Institute. A decade ...

ERCOT approves tougher rules for data centers seeking to connect to the Texas grid

ERCOT approved new requirements for data centers seeking Texas grid connections, aiming to separate serious projects from ...
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ERCOT expects Texas power grid to be able to meet demand for upcoming for winter weather

BELLVILLE, Austin — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is closely watching the winter weather forecast across the state this weekend, but expects power generation to meet demand amid ...