After its natural gas supply dropped sharply during Winter Storm Uri, the Midlothian Power Plant, pictured here, had to reduce electricity generation. (Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT) State oil and gas ...

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Battery Power - A start-up company could give homeowners a new way to keep the lights on when the electric grid has power problems. Science reporter Eric Henrikson gives us an inside look at the ...

President Donald Trump has said that rapid adoption of solar and wind power has made U.S. electricity unstable and expensive, justifying his bid to end most subsidies for renewable energy. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Blackmon is a Texas-based public policy analyst/consultant. If there’s one industry that has become synonymous with the ...

Dust from strong southerly winds partially obscure wind turbines spinning on the plains near Southland on Jan. 18, 2022. Sandra Haverlah rebuts a recent WJS editorial that claimed renewables are ...

Electricity demand is surging in Texas, and solar, wind, and battery storage are meeting it. According to new data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), electricity demand across the ...

When severe weather or other problems affect the Texas power grid, you want to know how extensive power outages are in your area. The American-Statesman's new power outage tracker brings you updated ...

Former Texas governor and former Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, now a co-founder of Fermi America, has emphasized the importance of competing with China in energy-intensive technological advancement ...

The city invested in preparing infrastructure for cold after a 2011 storm. One Texas city had a different experience from much of the state last week, with very few power outages during the extreme ...

State oil and gas inspectors are not adequately verifying that Texas natural gas production and delivery systems are prepared to keep running in severe winter storms. Regulators have also failed to ...