Electricity

Things like generators and microgrids are on the rise because of electricity reliability concerns in the state. For low- and middle-income Texans, a new and expanding lending program is also helping ready them for the strains of a changing climate.

The Southern Spirit Transmission project would allow limited energy to flow between the Texas grid and neighboring grids.

Some companies, facing pressure from investors, are electrifying drilling processes.

In oral arguments on Tuesday, the Texas Supreme Court was asked not to decide whether regulators made the right call, but whether they acted within their authority when they set energy prices to the max.

When compared with other regional grids, it appears Texas issues more requests for consumers to conserve energy. The recent freeze reignited frustrations over the requests and the grid operators.

The grid's operator has requested that Texans conserve energy to maintain supply during the extreme cold. Many people are having flashbacks to the blackouts in 2021.

Despite improvements in weatherization efforts, Texas' electric grid remains in a precarious position heading into the colder months.

Air conditioning use is only part of the equation.

The electricity market in Texas is doing exactly what it's designed to do — and most customers probably won't notice any effect on their bill.

The all-Republican court narrowly found that the nonprofit corporation operating the state’s electrical grid qualifies for sovereign immunity, which protects government entities from lawsuits.