Energy/Oil Exploration

SWEPCO Settlement Would Raise Texas Residential Bills 7.7%

Southwestern Electric Power Company customers in Texas could see monthly electricity bills increase by 7.7% under a proposed rate settlement…

3 weeks ago

Gina Hinojosa Blasts Abbott as Data Center Permits Advance Despite Pause

Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa (D) criticized Gov. Greg Abbott (R) after a new watchdog report found state regulators…

3 weeks ago

Texas Grid Meets Record Power Demand as Clean Energy Gains Ground

Texas' electricity grid weathered a record-breaking summer as renewable energy supplied a growing share of power, according to a new…

3 weeks ago

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

Standard Lithium and Equinor have filed a preliminary economic assessment for their Franklin lithium project in East Texas, outlining a…

3 weeks ago

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

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has sent letters to 156 data center developments across the state demanding accurate, up-to-date…

4 weeks ago

Entergy Texas Brings 1,215 MW Power Plant Online

Entergy Texas has placed its Orange County Advanced Power Station into service, adding 1,215 megawatts of generating capacity as electricity…

4 weeks ago

EnergyX Lands 10-Year Lithium Deal to Advance Texas Project

Trafigura has signed a binding 10-year agreement to purchase 100,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium products from Energy Exploration Technologies,…

4 weeks ago

Last Energy Clears Key Safety Hurdle for Texas Nuclear Pilot

The U.S. Department of Energy has approved Last Energy's final safety analysis for its pilot reactor at Texas A&M-RELLIS, moving…

4 weeks ago

Oracle Signs Texas Wind Power Deal for 300 MW Ranchero Farm

Oracle has signed a virtual power purchase agreement with Scout Clean Energy for most of the output from its 300-megawatt…

1 month ago

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

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced the ninth Texas Energy Fund loan for a 452-megawatt natural gas power plant in Reeves…

1 month ago