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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.

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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.

Axios

‘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.

Tribune News Service

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:

Tribune News Service

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.

The Texas Tribune

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Al Jazeera

‘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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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.

InsideEVs

Tesla Attempts To Help As Texas' Power Grid Is In Trouble Yet Again

After ERCOT alerted Texans to conserve energy during peak times, Tesla provided an in-car notification suggesting that owners not charge during those times.

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Texas faces another day of high heat, straining power grid

The Texas power grid operator is asking homes and businesses to conserve energy this weekend as high heat drives up demand for electricity.

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Texas faces another day of high heat, straining power grid

The Texas power grid operator is asking homes and businesses to conserve energy this weekend as high heat drives up demand for electricity.

Tribune News Service

Texas faces another day of extreme heat, straining power grid

The Texas power grid operator is asking homes and businesses to conserve energy this weekend as a heat wave drives up demand for electricity.

The Independent UK

Texans told to conserve energy as six power plants go offline amid heatwave

Temperatures in Dallas-Fort Worth area expected to reach above 100 degrees in coming days

Tribune News Service

ERCOT asks Texans to conserve power after electricity plants go offline

DALLAS — Texans are being asked to conserve power through the weekend after six power plants in the state went offline Friday during the unseasonably hot May weather.

Tribune News Service

Crypto miners’ electricity use in Texas would equal another Houston

The Texas grid operator expects crypto miners to increase electricity demand by up to 6 gigawatts by mid-2023, more than enough to power every home in Houston.

Tribune News Service

Crypto mania in Texas risks new costs and strains on shaky grid

David Naylor’s knowledge of cryptocurrency was limited, to say the least, when Bitcoin miners started approaching him last year about buying power from the utility he runs across a 16-county stretch of rural Texas.

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