SWEPCO Settlement Would Raise Texas Residential Bills 7.7%

SWEPCO Settlement Would Raise Texas Residential Bills 7.7%

Raeylee Barefield
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October 22, 2026
Southwestern Electric Power Company customers in Texas could see monthly electricity bills increase by 7.7% under a proposed rate settlement...
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Gina Hinojosa Blasts Abbott as Data Center Permits Advance Despite Pause

Gina Hinojosa Blasts Abbott as Data Center Permits Advance Despite Pause

Raeylee Barefield
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October 21, 2026
Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa (D) criticized Gov. Greg Abbott (R) after a new watchdog report found state regulators...
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Texas Grid Meets Record Power Demand as Clean Energy Gains Ground

Texas Grid Meets Record Power Demand as Clean Energy Gains Ground

Raeylee Barefield
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October 21, 2026
Texas' electricity grid weathered a record-breaking summer as renewable energy supplied a growing share of power, according to a new...
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East Texas Lithium Project Targets 70,000 Tons a Year as Study Projects $5.9 Billion Value

East Texas Lithium Project Targets 70,000 Tons a Year as Study Projects $5.9 Billion Value

Raeylee Barefield
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October 20, 2026
Standard Lithium and Equinor have filed a preliminary economic assessment for their Franklin lithium project in East Texas, outlining a...
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Texas Attorney General Sends 156 Texas Data Centers Letters Over Water Use

Texas Attorney General Sends 156 Texas Data Centers Letters Over Water Use

Raeylee Barefield
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October 16, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has sent letters to 156 data center developments across the state demanding accurate, up-to-date...
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Entergy Texas Brings 1,215 MW Power Plant Online

Entergy Texas Brings 1,215 MW Power Plant Online

Raeylee Barefield
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October 15, 2026
Entergy Texas has placed its Orange County Advanced Power Station into service, adding 1,215 megawatts of generating capacity as electricity...
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EnergyX Lands 10-Year Lithium Deal to Advance Texas Project

EnergyX Lands 10-Year Lithium Deal to Advance Texas Project

Raeylee Barefield
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October 13, 2026
Trafigura has signed a binding 10-year agreement to purchase 100,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium products from Energy Exploration Technologies,...
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Last Energy Clears Key Safety Hurdle for Texas Nuclear Pilot

Last Energy Clears Key Safety Hurdle for Texas Nuclear Pilot

Raeylee Barefield
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October 12, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved Last Energy's final safety analysis for its pilot reactor at Texas A&M-RELLIS, moving...
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Oracle Signs Texas Wind Power Deal for 300 MW Ranchero Farm

Oracle Signs Texas Wind Power Deal for 300 MW Ranchero Farm

Raeylee Barefield
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October 9, 2026
Oracle has signed a virtual power purchase agreement with Scout Clean Energy for most of the output from its 300-megawatt...
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Greg Abbott Announces Texas Energy Fund Loan for 452 MW West Texas Power Plant

Greg Abbott Announces Texas Energy Fund Loan for 452 MW West Texas Power Plant

Raeylee Barefield
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October 8, 2026
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced the ninth Texas Energy Fund loan for a 452-megawatt natural gas power plant in Reeves...
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