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Data centers are booming in Texas. What does that mean for the grid?
As energy demand surges, largely due to crypto mining facilities, data centers and industrial electrification, Texas ...
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Can utility companies cut your power during a freeze? Here's what Texas law says
This definition follows rules set by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Very few Texans are braving the cold. San Antonio residents will face prolonged temperatures below 32 degrees overnight ...
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Texas Ramps Up Emergency Readiness as Winter Storm Approaches, State Agencies Mobilize for Escalated Response
Texas officials prepare for a winter storm by elevating emergency response and coordinating statewide agency efforts.
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621 area code goes into effect in Greater Houston area
The 621 area code will encompass the Greater Houston metropolitan area and surrounding communities such as Baytown, League City, Missouri City, Pasadena, Pearland, Sugar Land, and The Woodlands, even ...
Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
No official causes yet for LA fires, but utilities have a deadly history of sparking blazes. Cut the power and bury the lines ...
Houston saw measurable snow for the first time since 2021. So why weren't there any mass outages?
Most Houston-area residents woke up to two delights Tuesday morning: an unusually thick blanket of snow, and the power thankfully still on. It was a sharp contrast to the last time the region saw ...
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Texas regulators overhaul oilfield waste rule for the first time in four decades
The new rule modernizes some aspects of commercial oilfield waste disposal and recycling. But rules for burying oilfield ...
Letter to the Editor: Hunger Does Not Take a Break in the Summer
More than 7,700 children in Navarro County could benefit from approximately $930,000 with the Summer EBT program. For millions of Texas children, the end of the school year means the end of consistent ...
Texas budget writers prioritize school vouchers, teacher raises and border security in early drafts
Texas lawmakers are looking to spend billions of dollars over the next two years to create a school voucher-like program, cut property taxes, raise teacher pay, shore up water infrastructure and ...
Power outages, sonic booms, traffic tie-ups, security drones — the challenges of living with SpaceX
Since breaking ground in 2014, SpaceX already has built a rocket factory and launch complex. For those already living there, ...
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City and water utility battle over ownership, rates
Tennessee American will incur a substantial revenue deficiency and earn an estimated return on common equity less than half of the 10% authorized by the Tennessee Public Utility Commission in 2012.