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Lubbock residents have long dreamed of cheaper electricity. Will Texas’ open market deliver?

Years in the making, the transition from a municipal electric company to an open market has left some residents unsure.

The Texas Tribune

Texans asked to conserve energy as demand was expected to put strain on electric grid

Public Utility Commission said conservation would help lower demand during peak times and help avoid emergency conditions.

The Texas Tribune

Texan Bitcoin miners profit by using less electricity; advocates say all Texans should get the same chance

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms made headlines over the summer for making millions by selling pre-purchased power back to the grid. The news highlighted how the grid can benefit businesses more than consumers.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas grid faces winter after failed attempt to get more power online

Industry experts continue to argue over whether the electricity market in Texas needs to change to make the grid more reliable in winter and summer.

The Texas Tribune

Texas power grid operator approved for a 40% budget increase

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said it needs more money to comply with new regulations, hire more employees and fight legal challenges. It said the budget increase will cost power customers less than 20 cents per month.

The Texas Tribune

In trying to close its coal power plant, Austin encounters obstacles to going green

The city approved a plan in 2020 to shut the Fayette Power Project plant with the aim of eliminating carbon emissions. But political, economic and technological forces have gotten in the way.

The Texas Tribune

As brutal heat tests Texas’ power grid, batteries play a small but growing role in keeping the lights on

This summer, industrial scale batteries have helped boost the energy supply during critical evening hours. Battery storage represents a small fraction of Texas’ energy mix now, but it’s expected to rise sharply in coming years.

The Texas Tribune

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EXPLAINER: Challenges from intense summer heat raise questions about Texas power grid's reliability

This summer’s sweltering heat has put tremendous stress on Texas’ power grid, with the state setting 10 new records for electricity demand

The Independent UK

Texas heat brings the state's power grid closest it has been to outages since 2021 winter storm

The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut electricity use

The Independent UK

Texas avoids rolling blackouts during evening grid emergency

ERCOT has called on generators to push all available electricity to the grid as rising demand threatens to surpass the state’s power supply. If that fails, rolling blackouts are likely to begin.

The Texas Tribune

Texans again asked to conserve power Thursday, the 11th time this summer

A day after declaring emergency conditions for the first time this summer, ERCOT is asking residents to reduce how much power they use between 5 and 9 p.m. Thursday as continued high temperatures push the power grid into tight conditions.

The Texas Tribune

How ERCOT is narrowly getting through an extreme summer — and how experts say it could do better

Record-high power demand and faltering electricity sources have tested the grid in the past month, forcing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to dig deep into its toolbox to keep power flowing.

The Texas Tribune

ERCOT’s pleas for power conservation raise concerns: Are Texans tuning them out?

Repetitive power conservation appeals by the state’s grid operator face a challenge: Texans becoming less responsive to calls. Past conservation requests have helped reduce 100,000 homes worth of power demand on the grid.

The Texas Tribune

Record heat recorded in Dallas as scorching summer continues in the United States

Another record-setting day of high temperatures hit the Dallas/Fort Worth area before a slight cooling trend moves into the area

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Texans asked to conserve power Wednesday for the eighth time this month

The grid operator asked Texans to reduce power use from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. to avoid a power-supply emergency.

The Texas Tribune

Texans asked to reduce energy use again as ongoing heat wave strains power grid

The latest conservation request from ERCOT — the third in the past week — sought to reduce power demand from 3 to 10 p.m. Thursday.

The Texas Tribune

State power grid operator calls on Texans to conserve energy late Sunday

ERCOT asked energy customers to reduce their electricity use from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, the third conservation request this year and the second in three days as punishing summer heat continues.

The Texas Tribune

State grid operator asks Texans to reduce energy use Thursday afternoon as demand spikes

This is the second voluntary conservation notice issued this summer by ERCOT, which hopes to lower electricity use and avoid tight grid conditions amid an ongoing heat wave.

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Electricity Costs Spike 800% In Texas With Extreme Weekend Temperatures

The price of electricity briefly spiked over 800% in Texas during the weekend as the South continues to be battered by this summer's extreme heat wave

Texas Observer

Texas Wastes Renewable Energy During June Heatwave

Solar & wind input is setting records, but ERCOT's inefficient grid can't handle the full load it could deliver in an ongoing heat wave.

The Guardian - US

Heat upends Texans’ daily lives: ‘Anything after 11 o’clock, I’m down’

For street ice-cream sellers, seniors lacking air-conditioning and even animals in the zoo, relief from extreme temperatures is hard to come by

Tribune News Service

Texas may reach temperatures hotter than 99% of the world as dangerous heat wave persists

DALLAS — Large swaths of Texas are forecast to be hotter than 99% of the world Wednesday as Dallas’ stretch of scorching hot days was expected to reach a peak of 107 degrees, according to meteorologists.

The Texas Tribune

ERCOT can’t be sued over power grid failures during 2021 winter storm, Texas Supreme Court rules

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.

Zenger

Texas Heat Wave Breaks Records, Threatening Power Grid And Residents

Texas heatwave to continue through June, spreading to central US next week, putting power grid and residents under pressure.

Zenger

Texas Faces Record Power Demand Amid Triple-digit Temperatures

ERCOT issues voluntary conservation notice as heat dome drives up electricity usage

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