Mose Buchele
Senior Correspondent, Energy & EnvironmentMose Buchele is the Austin-based broadcast reporter for KUT's NPR partnership StateImpact Texas . He has been on staff at KUT 90.5 since 2009, covering local and state issues. Mose has also worked as a blogger on politics and an education reporter at his hometown paper in Western Massachusetts. He holds masters degrees in Latin American Studies and Journalism from UT Austin.
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In Texas’ deregulated energy market, high prices during times of scarcity are often considered a sign that the market is working. But many utilities say the high price of natural gas during the winter storm was different. They're calling it price gouging. -
Dust blown all the way from Africa’s Saharan Desert is arriving this week in Texas, which happens every year around this time.
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Gov. Greg Abbott can still expand his agenda to include items related to the state's electric system.
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In a letter to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said he wants commissioners to encourage the construction and maintenance of coal, gas and nuclear plants. He also asked that regulators impose reliability costs on renewable power like wind and solar.
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Las grandes extensiones de asfalto y concreto agravan el calor en algunas ciudades. Estas absorben calor y lo irradian hacia el aire, aumentando las temperaturas entre diez y quince grados en algunas cuadras.
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After the winter storm crisis in February, state lawmakers passed a handful of reforms aimed at preventing another blackout. Many now say they should focus on offering direct relief to ratepayers who were left financially devastated by the storm.
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This year, researchers plan to get even more detailed heat data by setting up standalone heat monitors away from roads and sending volunteers on bikes through neighborhoods.
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“It was a very clear, stressful circumstance that we could point to to explain why we were feeling these anxieties," the study's coauthor said. It allowed couples to stop blaming each other for everyday irritations and blame the pandemic instead.
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The park, just east of the Capitol, will feature a playground, an elevated “sky walk” that snakes through the grounds, a food truck area, and a garden featuring stone trails and native Hill Country plants. But the biggest addition will be the Moody Amphitheater, a 5,000 capacity performance space comprising about one third of the park.
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Ante Demanda Alta De Energía Y Suministro Bajo, ERCOT Le Pide Al Público Reducir Uso De ElectricidadERCOT dijo que varios generadores de electricidad están bajo reparación, privando al estado de unos 11,000 megavatios de capacidad de generación — aproximadamente la cantidad de energía que se necesita para suplir a 2.2 millones de hogares en un día caluroso de verano.
