Searing summer temperatures are pushing the Texas grid to record levels Tuesday afternoon — with demand projected to hit an all-time high at 5 p.m. CDT. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas ...

On Wednesday, the state’s power grid briefly crossed a historic threshold. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the agency that manages the power grid, said demand for electricity briefly topped ...

The power system has held up so far in record-breaking temperatures despite predictions that extreme heat could cause a crash. Here’s why. The overseers of the U.S. power supply entered the summer ...

The governor hailed the state’s power grid as ERCOT once again asked customers to conserve energy on Thursday night. Gov. Greg Abbott’s office sent KHOU 11 a statement saying power grid demand records ...

(Bloomberg) -- Texas’s grid manager is warning homeowners and businesses that surging heat will push electricity demand to unprecedented levels for at least three consecutive days. Although some areas ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has not issued an energy emergency alert (EEA) this week as freezing weather blankets the state and the demand for power is driving ...

Renewable power generation was lower than its potential through Texas’ brutal heatwave, adding further strain to the already-battered ERCOT power grid. The grid saw record electricity demand as Texans ...

Southern California was spared from any rolling blackouts despite the power grid reaching a record-high demand. The power grid demand hit an all-time high of 52,061 megawatts surpassing a near ...

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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 ...