Texas electricity

Ken Paxton Calls for Pause on $33B ERCOT Transmission Buildout

Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is asking Texas regulators to pause ERCOT's planned 765-kV transmission line buildout, arguing that the…

8 hours ago

CenterPoint Announces Potential $5B in Savings for Texas Electric Customers

CenterPoint Energy announced a new Customer Savings initiative that it says could save Texas electric customers more than $5 billion…

3 weeks ago

Southeast Texas Recieves a $200 Million Grid Reliability Grant

Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced a $200 Million Texas Energy Fund grant to help Entergy Texas strengthen power infrastructure, improve…

3 months ago

Greg Abbott Announces Grant Strengthening Electrical Reliability in East Texas

The Governor announced Tuesday a $73 million grant to replace and upgrade electric poles in East Texas. How will the…

3 months ago

Texas Energy Fund Awards $240M to Boost Power Grid Resilience Outside ERCOT

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has selected the first four projects under the Texas Energy Fund Outside ERCOT…

1 year ago

LONESTAR — 8.14.2025 — Paxton Wants O'Rourke Jailed — Texas Senate Democrats Stage Walkout — and More...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to have Robert “Beto” O’Rourke jailed, accusing him of blatantly defying a court…

1 year ago

AI Surge Threatens Texas Electricity Prices

Texas electricity prices rose 4.4% over the past year. Despite the rise being a smaller increase than the national average,…

1 year ago