Fortune: Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy

May 18 —  Hotter temperatures in Texas are expected to set new all-time highs for energy use in the month of May, sending electricity prices spiking higher.

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KHOU TV: CenterPoint reporting several hundred thousand power outages in Houston area

May 17 — Harris County Judge Lina Hildago said 1,500 extra crews are coming into town to assist in restoring power to the community.

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AOL: Here’s how much money CenterPoint’s CEO made in 2023

May 13 — CenterPoint Energy’s now-retired chief executive officer made a little more than $16 million in compensation in 2023, federal filings show That’s about 337 times more than the median household income for Evansville, which census figures list at $48,127.

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NBC DFW: The energy transition is happening in Texas. Here’s one example

May 11 — A coalition led by Harris County won a piece of a multi-billion dollar fund from the Inflation Reduction Act to put more solar panels on Texas buildings.

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NBC DFW: Texas thirsty for energy as datacenters, crypto mining, and EVs increase

May 9 — ERCOT, the state’s largest energy grid operator, gave a startling update on Texas’s energy future. NBC 5 and the Dallas Morning News explores the stakes and the possible solutions

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NBC DFW: Texas thirsty for energy as datacenters, crypto mining, and EVs increase

May 9 — ERCOT, the state’s largest energy grid operator, gave a startling update on Texas’s energy future. NBC 5 and the Dallas Morning News explores the stakes and the possible solutions

 

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