by R.A. Dyer | Oct 16, 2026 | News Roundup
KPRC: Harris County has 46 data centers and almost no power to regulate them Oct. 15 — Harris County officials are pushing for greater local control over data center development, citing concerns about electricity demand, water consumption, air quality and neighborhood...
by R.A. Dyer | Sep 30, 2026 | News Roundup
Latitude Media: ERCOT batteries: Boom, bust, or rebound? Oct. 1 — It’s been a wild few years for grid-scale batteries in Texas. At the start of the decade, the Lone Star State was home to roughly 200 megawatts of battery capacity. Today, that number has skyrocketed to...
by R.A. Dyer | Aug 28, 2026 | News Roundup
KPRC: Houston could see boost from $5.25B national investment to strengthen power grid Sept. 24 — DOE officials will join CenterPoint Energy leadership in Houston the same day to make what both organizations described as a “major announcement” related to efforts to...
by R.A. Dyer | Jul 24, 2026 | News Roundup
Renewable Energy World: As Texas temperatures soar, ERCOT crushes demand and generation records without incident July 23 — ERCOT broke several other new records this week. Maximum net load hit 75,733 MW; maximum total energy storage discharging hit 11,980.34 MW;...
by R.A. Dyer | Jun 26, 2026 | News Roundup
Utility Dive: Texas landowners seek pause in $2B, 765-kV transmission line case over notice concerns June 25 — The Permian Basin power line request says property owners were not properly notified after route changes. The build-out is tied to growing ERCOT grid needs....
by R.A. Dyer | May 31, 2026 | News Roundup
US Energy Information Administration: Natural gas for power generation flat this summer, record high expected in 2027 May 28 — We forecast demand in the commercial sector to grow nationally because of the addition of new data centers and large manufacturing...
