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In Texas’ grid-testing heat wave, what if your home could power itself?

Stepping into Priya and Imran Vithani’s home feels like opening up a magazine.

Tribune News Service

Offshore wind farm proposed for Gulf of Mexico near Galveston could power 2.3 million homes

Two proposed wind farms off the Texas and Louisiana coasts would join offshore oil drilling rigs in the gulf as the Biden administration tries to boost the country’s clean energy supply.

The Texas Tribune

As a heat wave blankets much of the U.S., utilities are managing to keep up, for now

Earlier this year, there had been warnings that supply during peak summer hours might not meet demand. But there have been no reports yet of widespread outages.

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New model for Texas power grid is working, and Texans are paying for it

Making sure Texans’ air conditioning and heat stay on during extreme temperature swings is coming at a potentially hefty cost to consumers — $1.5 billion this year.

Tribune News Service

How to know the difference between a local power outage and rolling blackouts

Power outages are a possibility during any severe weather event. But a local power outage is different from a larger power grid problem.

The Texas Tribune

Limiting crypto helped the Texas power grid weather a heat wave

Cryptocurrency mining requires huge amounts of electricity, prompting concerns over the industry’s environmental impact — and whether the state’s grid can keep up.

The Texas Tribune

For Lubbock residents, conserving energy to prevent mass outages is a new thing to navigate

Until last year, Lubbock residents didn’t get electricity from the main power grid operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Now, many residents are getting used to requests to limit electricity consumption.

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Still wary of the electric grid’s reliability, some Texans complied with ERCOT’s requests to conserve power this week

As extreme weather becomes increasingly frequent, Texans said the power grid operator’s calls to conserve energy were a reminder the state still struggles to keep up with the growing power demand.

The Texas Tribune

Texas power grid operator issues 2nd conservation alert this week

DALLAS — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas issued a conservation appeal for Wednesday as triple-digit temperatures continue to hit the state. It is the second time this week that the power grid operator has asked Texans and businesses to voluntarily conserve electricity.

Tribune News Service

Bitcoin miners pause operations in Texas to curb blackouts

For miners eating the cost of a massive crypto nosedive, the temporary pause may actually be welcome.

Input

Texas avoids blackouts under ERCOT conservation alert with more 100-degree weather to come

AUSTIN, Texas — Sky-high heat prompted Texas’ grid operator to call on people across the state to conserve electricity as the state's electricity system was pushed to near emergency conditions Monday.

Tribune News Service

Texans urged to save energy as extreme heatwave strains power grid

Electricity demand expected to surpass supply as temperatures hit triple digits, shattering records

The Guardian - US

Texas risks summer blackouts with broiling 100 degree days

The Texas power grid operator is asking people to conserve electricity this week.

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‘We’re in trouble’: Electric rates in Texas have surged over 70% as summer kicks in

There’s no escaping rising oil prices. They’ve driven up the cost of gasoline, and the higher expense registers every time people fill up the tank.

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Amid heat, power grid operator asks Texans to conserve electricity on Monday afternoon

The operator of the major power grid in Texas asked people in the state to conserve electricity on Monday during a period when it expects a record high demand.

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Mac Engel: The Texas Rangers’ 2022 MVP is not Corey Seager; it’s air conditioning

ARLINGTON, Texas — On behalf of all critics of the Texas Rangers’ needlessly pressing Arlington tax payers for a new stadium when a perfectly good one was in working order, we propose the following amendment:

The Texas Tribune

Texas grid operator urges electricity conservation as heat wave drives up demand

The state’s grid operator asked that Texans voluntarily reduce their power use on Monday as the blistering heat continues — and said no rolling blackouts are expected this week.

The Texas Tribune

Texans face skyrocketing home energy bills as the state exports more natural gas than ever

The cost of electricity in Texas is tightly tied to the price of natural gas, which has more than doubled since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.

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As Texas saw record demand for electricity, wind and solar delivered

Renewable energy sources came through in a big way this week for Texas, when temperatures and electricity demand reached record levels.

Tribune News Service

‘We do not want this’: Texas town group protests Riot Blockchain’s Bitcoin mining facility

Jackie Sawicky, 42, was scrolling Facebook in late April when she saw a video about a surprise economic development announcement by the city of Corsicana, Texas. Intrigued, she clicked to watch.

Al Jazeera

Texas energy grid expects surging demand as temperatures rise

With temperatures rising to nearly 39 C, Texas energy provider states it will have enough supply to match record demand.

Tribune News Service

‘We’re in trouble’: Electric rates in Texas have surged over 70% as summer kicks in

There’s no escaping rising oil prices. They’ve driven up the cost of gasoline, and the higher expense registers every time people fill up the tank.

Texas Observer

Record Highs: Springtime Heat a Dangerous New Threat to Homeless Texans

Sweltering temperatures imperil unsheltered residents, and community resources aren’t a given.

Tribune News Service

Here’s why crypto companies are flocking to Texas

Mance Harmon graduated from college in 1993 when the World Wide Web was just getting ripples, so he remembers the frustrations of trying to explain it to his parents. It didn’t make sense to them until they got an email account, but now, everyone intuitively understands the Internet, he said.

Texas Observer

Texas’ Insane Heat Wave Shows Our Grid Isn’t Ready for Climate Change

As weather gets more extreme and the population booms, ERCOT and state leaders need to get a grip on reality.

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