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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?
2022, February, 14, 11:40:00
THE TEXAS ENERGY CHANGES
Texas is the second largest state by both area and population and has major expertise in the energy industry. Texas is in the south of the US, which allows it to generate plenty of solar electricity even in winter.
2015, June, 5, 18:55:00
TEXAS OIL & GAS DOWN 40%
The outlook in the Texas oil and gas sector remains negative as most companies expect low capital spending in 2016, the Dallas Federal Reserve said.
2024, May, 6, 06:25:00
TEXAS ENERGY FIRE
Texas does little to regulate the inspection, maintenance and replacement of utility poles.
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.
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, 06:35:00
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.
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.
2021, March, 1, 10:45:00
U.S. TEXAS NEED GAS
Those essentials include power for natural gas wells, processing plants and compressor facilities, but Texas Energy Reliability Council Chairman James Cisarik said keeping natural gas flowing to power plants requires operational water, communication and transportation infrastructure.
2021, March, 2, 12:05:00
THE LETHAL ENERGY OF TEXAS
"The entire energy sector failed Texas," said NRG Energy Inc Chief Executive Mauricio Gutierrez, who testified.
2022, February, 2, 12:00:00
COLD TEXAS WINTER AGAIN
The National Weather Service on Feb. 1 issued winter storm warnings stretching from the Great Lakes to New Mexico and West Texas and either winter weather advisories or watches for hundreds of miles north and south of the winter storm warning areas.
2021, March, 9, 12:20:00
THE TEXAS ENERGY MESS
The polar vortex which incapacitated much of the electric grid in Texas is gone, but the financial vortex is happening now in the state and will be around for years, if not decades.
2021, November, 22, 12:00:00
THE TEXAS ENERGY FREEZE
This week, FERC and NERC published their Final Report on the the February 2021 cold weather event in Texas and the South Central United States.
2021, March, 9, 12:25:00
THE TEXAS FINANCE MESS
As Texas plunged into darkness last month, its power markets turned to chaos. The financial repercussions of that chaos are becoming apparent now.
2021, October, 8, 10:00:00
TEXAS WINTER STORMS: 200 DEATHS
Estimates on the number of people who died due to the Texas winter storms and prolonged blackouts stand around 200.
2024, May, 28, 06:20:00
TEXAS ENERGY STRESS
Already in mid-April, August power prices for Dallas soared to $168.70 a megawatt-hour, which was the highest level in five years for this time of the year,