Officials and companies are betting that small nuclear reactors could help provide needed power to the Texas grid while ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced NRG Energy's plans to build $617 million natural gas power plant in Harris County.

State leaders have expressed confidence that the grid would hold up under conditions similar to 2021’s Winter Storm Uri. Yet some energy analysts caution that rapidly rising electric demand, driven by ...

Temperatures will remain below freezing for days across much of Texas. State and local leaders say they’re better prepared five years after a storm that left millions without power and hundreds dead.

Changes to ERCOT, power supply facilities in Texas after catastrophic 2021 winter storm should help weather January storm.

A new report has issued the Texas power grid a "D-" grade, citing ERCOT's failure to connect with neighboring states and a ...

Zach Dell is the co-founder and CEO of Base Power, a home-battery company that has raised more than $1.3 billion from ...

After reaching the end of their automotive careers, the batteries have been repurposed and are online in Texas.

“The batteries were the savior this time,” said Barbara Clemenhagen, executive director of the Gulf Coast Power Association and energy consultant, adding that they likely could’ve helped Texas avoid ...

Texas lawmakers slowed the growth of clean energy, and thereby weakened the electric grid, but experts managed to pass some crucial reforms that should help the next time demand spikes. Politics have ...

The new novel from former disaster-planning researcher Charles J. Petrie Jr. is grim, but also highlights how Texans can ...

Texas’ main power grid struggled to keep up with the demand for electricity Monday, prompting the operator to ask Texans to conserve power until Friday. The conservation request comes at a time of ...