After its natural gas supply dropped sharply during Winter Storm Uri, the Midlothian Power Plant, pictured here, had to reduce electricity generation. (Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT) State oil and gas ...

The weather outside is far from frightful this Christmas week, but winter still carries echoes Texans haven’t forgotten. Nearly five years after a devastating, nearly weeklong freeze, grid officials ...

Texas faces elevated winter grid risk as demand from AI data centers and population growth surges. ERCOT says the grid has improved since 2021, but a single severe cold snap could still strain ...

The Texas power grid is expected to hold up through most weather conditions this winter, even though the emerging data center boom adds a new layer of risk, grid officials said Tuesday. That’s an ...

With the first freeze of the year already recorded, it's time to prepare for whatever this winter season has in store. Sign ...

DALLAS, Texas — Summer heat, year-round storms, and the memory of the deep freeze in 2021 have worn down many Texas homeowners. For Nancy Jones in Far North Dallas, outages have been so frequent she’s ...

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Even with less available electric power capacity during cold weather in Texas, battery storage systems are reducing the risk of power outages this winter, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. During the power outage following the winter storms of 2021—known in Texas as Winter ...

Over Valentine’s Day weekend 2021, running water was a luxury. When unpredictable freezing temperatures hit the state and the power grid failed, Texans’ survival skills were put to the test. Storm Uri ...