Monday's sunshine proved to be a welcome sight, not just for those who are tired of the snow, sleet, and ice, but for ERCOT's power grid as well. Energy experts say the sun boosts the power generation ...

Higher temperatures and the continued growth of large electricity users such as data centers could force Texas to use more power this summer than ever before, according to the Electric Reliability ...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) voted Tuesday to streamline its process for data centers looking to connect to the power grid. The vote comes as ERCOT is wading through a massive ...

The Trump administration issued an emergency order Sunday night allowing Texas’ power grid operator to use backup generators from data centers and other facilities to prevent rotating outages over the ...

The Texas electric grid could experience a new all-time peak demand this summer thanks to a combination of hotter temperatures and growing number of large electricity users, like data centers. Despite ...

The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Thursday will weigh and vote on ERCOT’s proposal to streamline the power approval process for data centers.

Texas leaders are weighing new rules for data centers as hundreds of projects line up to connect to the ERCOT power grid, raising concerns about reliability, neighborhood impacts and who pays for ...

The state Public Utility Commission voted unanimously Thursday to adopt rules aimed at avoiding cascading power outages.

Texas heat is unbearable as it is, but ERCOT is preparing for a summer that could push electricity demand to new records while bringing temperatures comparable to some of the hottest years in state ...

Texas' grid operator is developing a new process to evaluate multiple large-load interconnection requests at the same time. The question for cryptocurrency miners and data center developers that are ...