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Texas power grid, ERCOT

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 3d

ERCOT CEO: Texas power grid can meet unprecedented electricity demand growth

The head of the Texas power grid operator sought to assure the public that the state would have enough power to meet projected business and residential growth, following buzz in the energy world arising from unprecedented projections of how much electricity Texas would need by the end of the decade.

ERCOT Chief Advocates for 'New Era of Planning' to Boost Texas Power Grid Amid Surging Demand

ERCOT's chief Pablo Vegas announces plans to overhaul Texas's power grid to meet rising demand and forecast high-drain industry usage.

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 3d

Demand from large-scale users could strain Texas power grid, ERCOT chief says

Pablo Vegas, the head of ERCOT, announced Tuesday that the power grid operator was projecting larger industrial demand on the grid by 2030. Vegas said

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN · 3d

Texas power grid operator looks to keep up with increasing demand

Explosive population growth, greater demand for data centers and evolving AI are fueling the Texas economy and a greater demand for energy.

EPA, power plants and pollution

KVUE on MSN · 22h

How new EPA rules may impact one controversial Central Texas power plant

According to the Texas Tribune, the coal-fired power plant in Fayette County, about 70 miles southeast of Austin, is responsible for most of Austin Energy’s remaining carbon emissions. Closing the plant to fight climate change has proven easier said than done.

Houston Chronicle · 1d

Coal power plants must reduce pollution under new federal rules

The rules will require coal-fueled plants, including Texas plants that produced about 12% of power on the state’s grid this year, to reduce carbon emissions.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Long-term coal power plants must control 90% of their carbon pollution, new EPA rules say

The Biden administration says the new rules will reduce pollution from fossil fuel power plants, fighting climate change and improving public health.

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Texas Power Prices Signal Grid Stress in Another Long, Hot Summer

A surge in Texas power prices for August suggests another summer of heavy electricity demand — and potential grid strain — to ...

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More than 28,000 without power as storms hit East Texas

As severe weather hits East Texas, several power companies and cooperatives have reported that 28,295 people are without ...

1don MSN

Texas offers grants for power companies to expand

Texas PUC approved grants for power companies expanding plants by 100+ MW from 2022-2029 to boost the state's power supply ...

9don MSN

Slow clean power generation growth hits Texas power sector: Maguire

Drops in power generation from wind farms, hydro dams and nuclear reactors has forced the operator of the electric grid in ...

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Notebook: Texas Longhorns Blank UT Arlington in Midweek Win

It had been a recurring theme for the Texas Longhorns (25-17) to come off a hard-fought conference series win, only to fall ...

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Big 12 softball power rankings: Did OU do enough to pass Texas for top spot?

Texas remains on top. OU softball’s sweep of Houston last weekend wasn’t enough to lift it over the Longhorns in this week’s ...

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Patriots Power: New England Selects G Layden Robinson at No. 103

The New England Patriots kick off the third and final day of the 2024 NFL Draft by adding some depth along the offensive line ...

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