Texas Grid Shows How Batteries Can Help Avoid Winter Blackouts February 4, 2026 By Emily Forgash and Naureen S. Malik Last month’s sprawling winter storm from Texas to New England was one of the first multi-grid tests in the US...
Texas Officials Say State Is Ready for Winter Storm January 22, 2026 By Joshua Fetcher, The Texas Tribune and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune Nearly five years after Winter Storm Uri sparked widespread power outages and killed hundreds of Texans, officials and residents are...
Texas Power Grid Faces Major Test From Season’s Biggest Storm January 22, 2026 A powerful winter storm descending on Texas on Friday will be one of the toughest tests of the state’s electric...
Grad Students are Developing a Way to Cool Texas Data Centers Without Water September 29, 2025 By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune Sai Abhideep Pundla has been awake since 3 a.m. After a red-eye flight from Las Vegas, where he briefed data...
Texas Embraces Second-Life EV Battery Innovation for Grid Stability August 7, 2025 By Arcelia Martin, Inside Climate News East of San Antonio in Bexar County, 500 electric vehicle batteries at the end of their automotive lives will soon...
Searing Heat Threatens Grids, Health Over Nearly Half the US July 28, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Nearly half the US will wilt under hot, sticky conditions through the bulk of the week as temperatures and humidity...
Texas Bill Would Put Restraints on Businesses Wanting to Tap Into Energy Grid May 7, 2025 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune exas will need a lot more energy in the future. Driven largely by demand from businesses such as data centers...
Texas Attempt to Kickstart New Gas-Fired Power Is Stumbling April 8, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik A Texas experiment to fund new natural gas-burning power plants with $5 billion in public loans is faltering as several...
Record-Breaking Cold to Slam Central US and Test Texas Grid February 19, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan and Naureen S. Malik Winter storms and record-breaking cold will descend on the central and southern US this week, snarling transportation and putting the...
Texas Power Grid Says State’s Energy Demand May Exceed Supply in 2026 February 14, 2025 By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune Texas’ main grid operator on Thursday forecast that the state’s growing demand for power could surpass its available energy supply...