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A new era for Texas' rural electric co-ops, or more lumps of coal?
Texas co-ops can take advantage of an opportunity to lower electric bills, increase reliability, and lower emissions, but will they? We'll know by…
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ERCOT Has More Questions to Answer
Did ERCOT’s actions lead to emergency conditions? And given these persistent grid problems, where do we go from here?
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Is ERCOT attempting to "eighty-six" batteries?
A controversial proposal that would harm batteries will be considered by the ERCOT Board on Thursday
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Is ERCOT attempting to "eighty-six" batteries?
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A Year of the IRA in Texas: More Solar, Storage, Jobs, and Investment
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Is the Texas Power Grid Fixed Yet?
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ERCOT Has More Questions to Answer
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The Road Not Taken
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The PUC's Priorities
A recent filing, to be discussed at the PUC meeting today, gives an insight into what are — and what aren't — priorities for the agency with oversight…
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The Road Not Taken
To increase reliability — and reduce the need for deeply unpopular conservation calls — there's a major lever the PUCT and ERCOT have yet to pull
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ERCOT, and Texas, Need a Different Kind of Growth
In the energy system, as in life, some growth is good and some is not.
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A Year of the IRA in Texas: More Solar, Storage, Jobs, and Investment
In Texas alone, in its first year the Inflation Reduction Act has created more than $10 billion in investment, nearly 9,000 jobs, and has increased…
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To Avoid Power Outages, We Need to Diversify Supply
Overreliance on a few resources increases the fragility of the electric system; to strengthen it, we need diversity of supply and demand
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Winter Is Coming — and With It, a Higher Likelihood of Power Outages
A truly reliable electricity system must include a greater diversity of resources
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Of Heat Waves and Waves of Utility Shutoffs
Rising electricity costs are a growing, life-threatening crisis for millions of Texans. The state needs to track utility shutoffs — and do something to…
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The Heat is On
Your AC is still running thanks to solar power, storage, and large customer demand response. Here are some additional steps Texas could take to increase…
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Texas Has Never Had a Summer Blackout — Here’s Why That May Change
A summer blackout is still unlikely — for now. But that’s changing fast as the intensity and duration of heat waves increase. There are ways we can…
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A newsletter on the Texas energy system, with analysis on the electric grid, renewable energy, energy efficiency, demand response, utility regulation, pollution reduction, and more.
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