by R.A. Dyer | Sep 15, 2025 | News Roundup
Broadband Breakfast: How NTIA is Asking States to Revise BEAD Plans Sept. 12 — States may have to rebid their most expensive areas under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, according to two people familiar with the matter....
by R.A. Dyer | Aug 13, 2025 | News Roundup
Houston Business Journal: Texans face potential electricity price surge as power demand skyrockets Aug. 14 — With new data center developments, population growth and the electrification of oil fields, power demand growth is tightening the electricity market....
by R.A. Dyer | Jul 23, 2025 | News Roundup
PV Magazine: Solar, wind and storage reliably power Texas grid during unexpected coal shutdown July 22 — Solar and wind generated 40.2% of the ERCOT grid’s electricity this year through June. When coal plants shut down for unexpected maintenance, solar and wind...
by R.A. Dyer | Jun 18, 2025 | News Roundup
Utility Dive: ‘Shoulder season’ reliability a growing concern in ERCOT, other ISOs: Aurora Energy Research Jube 17 — Batteries, gas peaker plants and data centers will provide critical system flexibility by 2030 as load growth, aging infrastructure and weather...
by R.A. Dyer | May 27, 2025 | News Roundup
Texas Standard: After outages last year, CenterPoint promises a better tracker May 26 —Hurricane season starts June 1, and CenterPoint Energy says it’s ready with a new and improved outage tracker. But after failures during Hurricane Beryl and last year’s derecho, is...
