News Round-Up: March 2024

News Round-Up: March 2024

San Antonio Express-News: ERCOT program cost Texas utilities an extra $90 million during January freeze, market monitor says Feb. 28  — As Texans drove power demand to a wintertime record high during last month’s deep freeze, power companies paid $90 million in...
News Round-Up: March 2024

News Round-Up: February 2024

WFAA: Residents seeing much higher than usual Atmos energy bills Feb. 1 — Some residents are complaining after getting their bills from Atmos Energy this month, showing statements much higher than normal.  People arguing over the bills are saying their bills are...
News Round-Up: March 2024

News Round-Up: January 2024

ABC 13 News (Houston) — Texas’ power grid holds up during cold snap, but experts say there is still room for improvement Jan. 17 — Texas’ power grid appears to have held up through this week’s cold snap. Power outages were local, caused by things...
News Round-Up: March 2024

News Round-Up: November 2023

Bloomberg: Earthquake That Hit Texas Oil Country Was State’s Second-Biggest Nov. 8 — The earthquake that rattled West Texas oil country in the early morning hours on Wednesday was the state’s second-biggest ever, coming almost a year after a record temblor rocked...
News Round-Up: October 2023

News Round-Up: October 2023

KRIS 6 NEWS: ERCOT CEO discusses reliability and challenges for the power grid Oct. 23 — If they didn’t before, many learned about the Electric Reliability Council of Texas or better known as ERCOT, in February 2021. When ERCOT’s power grid failed during a...
News Round-Up: October 2023

News Round-Up: September 2023

San Antonio Express-News: Texas grid battery boom set to triple capacity through next year Sept. 14 — Battery storage operators have seen their investment in the Texas power market pay off this year by selling desperately needed energy to a supply-strapped grid...