All publications by tag «TEXAS»
2024, March, 26, 06:25:00
TEXAS ENERGY: THE LARGEST WILDFIRE
The conflagration erupted late last month, the largest wildfire in Lone Star State history. The fire was largely contained as of yesterday afternoon.
2024, March, 18, 06:20:00
TEXAS ENERGY STRAINING
The Texas grid has repeatedly seen tight electricity supplies in the past year as extreme weather and surging power demand strain aging infrastructure.
2024, February, 28, 06:35:00
TEXAS ENERGY GREED
If the Texas Supreme Court over rules the decision of the Texas Court of Appeals, what precedent will be set across all energy markets?
2023, October, 6, 06:30:00
TEXAS NEED ENERGY
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas estimates that there is an almost 20% probability that the state grid will enter into an energy emergency alert, or EEA, if there is a repeat of last year’s December storm. Procuring 3,000 megawatts will cut that probability to less than 10%.
2023, August, 4, 06:00:00
TEXAS ENERGY SWING
Texas residents have worried about extreme weather since a deadly storm in February 2021 left millions without power, water and heat for days as ERCOT struggled to prevent a grid collapse.
2023, July, 28, 06:35:00
TEXAS ENERGY RISKS ANEW
While that trails California’s 52%, Texas is a bigger market. It’s already No. 1 in wind, making it the largest clean energy market in the US.
2023, June, 23, 06:05:00
TEXAS GAS CONSUMPTION UP
While renewable power generation from wind and solar continues to capture much of the peak power demand in The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, demand for gas-fired cooling is also up.
2023, June, 23, 06:00:00
TEXAS FRYING PAN
The Texas power grid will be severely tested over the remainder of June as the summer’s first significant heat ridge sets up across the state.
2023, June, 16, 06:40:00
TEXAS ENERGY AMBIGUITY
Believe it or not, the concept of reserve power is a foreign one in Texas. The bill passed with a caveat: any increase in costs could not exceed $1 billion annually.
2023, June, 16, 06:35:00
TEXAS ENERGY CREAK
The city council in Austin, Texas is on the verge of signing on to the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT), a global campaign calling on countries to phase out fossil fuel production and help communities make the transition to a renewable energy economy.