Mose Buchele
Mose Buchele is the Austin-based broadcast reporter for KUT's NPR partnership StateImpact Texas . He has been on staff at KUT 90.5 since 2009, covering local and state issues. Mose has also worked as a blogger on politics and an education reporter at his hometown paper in Western Massachusetts. He holds masters degrees in Latin American Studies and Journalism from UT Austin.
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The independent market monitor of the Texas power grid has resigned after saying that state grid operators had "artificially" inflated energy prices. -
The vote dedicates billions of tax dollars to build and maintain power plants. Now comes the tricky part. -
Supporters say the creation of the energy fund will bolster the Texas grid. Opponents say it's an unnecessary giveaway to power companies and the gas industry. -
People are reporting a lot of cricket swarms around Austin this year. Drought could be a reason. -
The Texas power grid operator reduced energy flowing along a key transmission line on Wednesday, exacerbating a power grid emergency. -
Earlier this week, Texas came close to a blackout. Another heat wave had people using their air conditioners into the evenings because temperatures didn't cool off. The grid nearly couldn't keep up.
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ERCOT went into emergency operations Wednesday night for the first time since 2021. It's still unclear what caused the power grid to get so close to rolling blackouts so quickly. -
The courts, along with federal and state lawmakers, have created a series of barriers against improving prison conditions with air conditioning. -
To reduce strain on the grid, ERCOT will pay big energy users like manufacturers and bitcoin miners to reduce the power they use. That frees up more electrons for others and keeps supply and demand balanced. -
Three women incarcerated at the Hobby Unit prison in Marlin, Texas describe the dangers and challenges of living in a Texas prison with no air conditioning.
