The effort includes portable generators being set up at substations around San Antonio to bridge an overtaxed string of ...

The state power grid operator is seeking a solution — again — for congestion-prone transmission lines near San Antonio it blames for increasing the risk of statewide blackouts. Pablo Vegas ...

CPS already is working on a long-term fix for the transmission challenges — building out expanded power lines. At ERCOT’s request, they’ve speeded up the timeline to get the line upgrades ...

The sun sets behind power transmission lines in Texas on July 11, 2022. ... As the grid operator, ERCOT pays power generators for energy, and utility providers pay into ERCOT.

Texas Power Outage Map, Update as ERCOT Warns of Rolling Blackouts. Published Jul 12, 2022 at 5:15 AM EDT ... A view of high voltage transmission towers on February 21, 2021 in Houston, Texas.

A similar proposal, Pecos West, would run transmission lines from Bakersfield, Texas to El Paso, which is outside the ERCOT region. Though estimates vary, Rhodes says these lines could also carry ...

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An energy company with a Houston presence said it's ready to begin acquiring land for an ambitious project to connect ERCOT to another grid. Regulators have questions, however.

We have completed over 1,500 inspections across generation and transmission facilities in the last two years, and we have close to 500 inspections planned this winter,” ERCOT president and CEO ...

The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge is seen behind high transmission power lines running along Interstate 35E and the Trinity River in Dallas, on Feb. 12.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) Texans may soon ...

ERCOT schedules power for an electric grid that connects more than 52,700 miles of transmission lines and 1,100 generation units, including private use networks.

DALLAS — Texas power grid operator ERCOT is facing its first test of the winter season as the state headed into a deep cold snap expected to last until Friday. The power grid agency issued a ...