Mastodawn

So I imagine *90-odd percent of Texas* will be wanting to Blow Up ERCOT at this point…! #TexasPowerGrid

Houston Public Media Jun 6, 2025

This year, Texas lawmakers passed over 1,200 bills. Among them were several important pieces of legislation focused on energy and the environment.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/06/06/523397/texas-lawmakers-target-water-energy-and-environmental-hazards-in-new-legislation/

#EnergyEnvironment #News #Politics #Texas #ChemicalStorage #RenewableEnergy #TexasLegislature #TexasPowerGrid #TexasWater #TexasWaterDevelopmentBoard

Texas lawmakers target water, energy and environmental hazards in new legislation

Barring a veto from Gov. Greg Abbott, these will soon become law in Texas.

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Houston Public Media May 15, 2025

Construction is set to begin for a new battery energy storage system in Houston as part of a collaboration between utility company CenterPoint Energy, Irby Construction and SMT Energy.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/05/15/521424/centerpoint-partners-break-ground-on-houston-battery-storage-project/

#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #BatteryEnergyStorageSystem #CenterPointEnergy #Ercot #HoustonPowerOutages #RenewableEnergy #TexasPowerGrid

CenterPoint Energy partnering on battery storage project that aims to bolster Houston-area power grid

The project is part of a growing trend statewide that has exponentially increased Texas' battery capacity over the past few years.

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Houston Public Media Feb 17, 2025

Overnight temperatures in Houston are forecasted to be in the low 30s on Wednesday and Thursday, while outlying areas could see temps dip into the mid-20s as much of Texas prepares for what could be the last major cold front of the winter season.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/02/17/514005/houston-area-to-experience-light-freeze-as-entire-state-braces-for-cold-front/

#EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Texas #Weather #Ercot #FreezingTemperatures #HoustonColdFront #HoustonWeather #NationalWeatherService #TexasPowerGrid

Houston area expected to experience light freeze as Texas braces for cold front

With temperatures expected to range from the single digits in the Panhandle to the mid-teens in Dallas and Midland, ERCOT issued a statewide weather watch in anticipation of high demand.

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Houston Public Media Feb 6, 2025

Texas A&M University has formed a coalition with four energy companies to potentially build nuclear reactors near its campus, with the goal of helping the state meet its future energy demands.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/02/05/513014/texas-am-partners-with-four-companies-on-nuclear-reactor-project-near-campus/

#Business #Education #EducationNews #EnergyEnvironment #Local #News #Technology #Texas #JohnSharp #NuclearEnergy #NuclearPower #NuclearReactors #TexasAM #TexasPowerGrid

Texas A&M partners with four companies on nuclear reactor project near campus

Kairos Power, Natura Resources, Terrestrial Energy and Aalo Atomics will work toward building small nuclear reactors at A&M's Rellis facility, a 2,400-acre innovation and technology campus in Bryan.

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Units of Measurement Jan 11, 2025

One of the largest #wildfires in #Texas was caused by a rotten #UtilityPole. So the #TexasPowergrid doesn't just cause #blackouts. https://www.mwl-law.com/rotting-utility-pole-confirmed-as-cause-of-largest-wildfire-in-texas-history/#:~:text=A%20Texas%20House%20Committee%20confirmed,largest%20U.S.%20wildfire%20in%202024.

Rotting Utility Pole Confirmed as Cause of Largest Wildfire in Texas History - Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer S.C.

If you have any questions about the Texas wildfire litigation, please contact Lee Wickert at [email protected].

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Stephen Shankland Jan 8, 2025

If only there were some technology that would mean the Texas power grid isn't so isolated, able to send power out of the state when production is high and able to draw on sources out of state when demand is high... Something like a more interconnected power grid...

https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/010625-extreme-wind-cold-swings-texas-power-prices-from-negative-to-almost-triple-2020-24-averages #Power #PowerGrid #TexasPowerGrid

Houston Public Media Dec 10, 2024

More Texas homebuilders are including blackout protection to brace for potential outages.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2024/12/10/508356/some-texas-homes-are-building-in-blackout-protection/

#Infrastructure #News #Texas #Ercot #HomeBatteryBackup #TexasPowerGrid #TexasWinterStorm

Some Texas homes are building in blackout protection

A home builder and an electricity retailer are partnering to install backup power batteries in new homes as Texans brace for potential outages this winter.

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Houston Public Media Dec 4, 2024

Officials from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said that while winter presents a greater risk of outages, new power generation added to the grid has lowered the probability of emergency conditions.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/12/04/507777/grid-operator-says-texas-is-better-prepared-for-extreme-cold-this-winter/

#EnergyEnvironment #News #Texas #Ercot #ERCOTMeteorologist #TexasPowerGrid #WinterStormUri

Grid operator says Texas is better prepared for extreme cold this winter

ERCOT says conditions this winter could spark extreme cold, but additional power supply and continued weatherization efforts will lower the risk of power outages.

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