The riskiest period is the summer, when wind and solar power from South Texas is trying to make its way north. ERCOT preferred the plan with the LifeCycle generators not only because they’re ...

ERCOT said that the loss of those units ... Transmission capacity has not kept up with an increasing demand for power in North Texas, causing a bottleneck in the San Antonio area where the risk of ...

ERCOT, which operates and manages power grids ... temperatures drop to 14 degrees. If North Texas reaches that forecast low, then that would break the 86-year-old low-temperature record of 18 ...

Abbott said there are concerns about wildfires in West Texas, potential flooding in East and Southeast Texas, and extreme cold in North Texas. Watch his briefing in the video player above.

He said ERCOT’s power grid is up for the challenge, though. North Texas sees wind advisory Tuesday, fire threat continues Sustained winds are expected to be between 20 to 30 miles per hour ...

Yesterday, thousands of North Texans were temporarily without power due to isolated issues such as ice on powerlines, according to Oncor. An ERCOT Weather Watch went into effect Wednesday ...

That’s because these gas plants are north of the grid chokepoint and thus reduce the amount of power that needs to be imported from South Texas. For nearly a year, ERCOT has tried to force CPS ...

DALLAS — Thousands of Oncor customers were without power Wednesday morning as a cold snap blew into North Texas. State officials and ERCOT, Texas' grid operator, previously assured Texans there ...

ERCOT said that the loss of those units ... Transmission capacity has not kept up with an increasing demand for power in North Texas, causing a bottleneck in the San Antonio area where the ...