(Natural News) The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has warned that the Texas electrical grid is still at risk during severe weather despite safeguards done after the deadly February 2021 deep freeze, which brought widespread power outages in the Lone Star State. The freeze that caused the state’s electrical system to fail prompted Texas officials to […]

(Natural News) The Department of Energy recently declared a power emergency in Texas after an Arctic winter blast collapsed wind power and caused a shortage of electricity. The emergency order allowed the state’s grid operator to exceed certain air pollution limits to boost generation amid record power demand in the state. The Texas Electric Reliability Council […]

(Natural News) Electric grid operators said the U.S.’s power-generating capacity has been struggling to keep up with demand thanks to the “green energy” transition, putting the country at risk of rolling blackouts. Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) CEO John Bear expressed concern over this issues. “As we move forward, we need to know that when […]

(Natural News) The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) announced on Monday, Aug. 1, that power use in the Lone Star State is expected to shatter records for that week. The announcement came as homes and businesses stepped up their air conditioners to get relief from another heat wave. But the Texas grid operator, which manages about […]

(Natural News) The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a Conservation Appeal calling on households and businesses throughout the state to voluntarily turn off their power to avoid a statewide blackout. The Lone Star State’s embrace of “green” energy wind and solar farms is contributing to the downfall of the state’s electrical grid, […]

(Natural News) The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has urged consumers in the state to conserve energy because of the inability of Texas’ wind farms to produce enough electricity during peak demand. Texas is the nation’s number one producer of wind energy despite the state being well-known for its massive and efficient oil industry. ERCOT said […]

(Natural News) While Texas is experiencing excessive and baking heat wave, the state’s electricity usage shot up to an all-time high. The latest power use has topped levels last seen before the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the organization that operates the state’s electrical grid – the Texas Interconnection, announced that the […]

(Natural News) Tesla is building a giant, 100-megawatt (MW) energy storage facility in Texas. The facility is being built in Angleton, Texas, outside of Houston and will plug into the state’s power grid. The project, which is operating under a Tesla subsidiary called Gambit Energy Storage LLC, has yet to be officially announced as of the time […]

(Natural News) The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) 2021 Summer Reliability Assessment shows that parts of the U.S. are at elevated or high risk for potential electricity emergencies this summer. According to NERC’s assessment, electric supply shortages may occur in the western parts of the country, Texas, New England and parts of the Midwest. NERC is a nonprofit […]

(Natural News) Texas’ largest power cooperative filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court in Houston on Monday, March 1, citing a disputed $ 1.8 billion debt to the state’s grid operator. Court documents show that Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, which supplies electricity to more than 660,000 consumers across the state, filed for Chapter 11 in […]