Now that we know that, let’s take a look at how you at home can understand that concoction and what triggers those unwanted controlled power outages. For starters, ERCOT maintains the statement ...

Texas’ main grid operator on Tuesday approved a $54 million plan to replace two aging natural gas-powered plants near San Antonio with the massive mobile generators that CenterPoint Energy came ...

Texas’ main grid operator on Tuesday approved a $54 million plan to replace two aging natural gas-powered plants near San Antonio with the massive mobile generators that CenterPoint Energy came ...

But ERCOT flipped the switch on the utility’s plan, saying the removal of the Braunig units would worsen a transmission problem near San Antonio, deepening the risk of cascading outages across ...

State officials and ERCOT, Texas' grid operator ... thousands of North Texans were without power Wednesday morning. Most of the outages were concentrated in Tarrant and Dallas counties, where ...

Pablo Vegas, the CEO of Texas grid operator ERCOT, said supply will be lowest ... The storms and subsequent power outages killed 250 people. However, officials said there is no risk of grid ...

According to Oncor, heavy lightning and straight-line winds of 75-80 mph have caused significant damage in North Texas. Track power outages here.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas forecast won’t be out for another couple of months but CEO Pablo Vegas told regulators last week he expected another “fairly significant increase.” ...

2021’s mass outages happened because power plants were unable to generate enough electricity to meet increased demand from heating systems across Texas, so ERCOT ordered power outages to prevent ...

You can get in touch with James by emailing j.bickerton@newsweek.com In February 2021, the Texas power grid failed during a bitter winter storm causing widespread power outages across the state.