Electrical Grid

The Southern Spirit Transmission project would allow limited energy to flow between the Texas grid and neighboring grids.

In oral arguments on Tuesday, the Texas Supreme Court was asked not to decide whether regulators made the right call, but whether they acted within their authority when they set energy prices to the max.

Texas grid operators say reserve energy could be in short supply on the Texas grid as frigid weather drives up demand.

Dialysis centers closed. Hospitals overwhelmed. When a historic winter storm walloped Texas in 2021, tens of thousands of dialysis patients were trapped at home with no treatment options.

Texas' electric grid operator has actions it can take to reduce energy demand and increase supply short of ordering power cuts.

There may be many deaths that have yet to be recognized. One statistician recommends the state commission an independent review.

The cold weather so far this year has been called “boringly normal.” The front expected this week might not be.

In the 1930s, regulating industries was seen as essential to prevent another Great Depression. Later as America soured on regulation, Texas energy execs saw themselves as part of the solution.

The market redesign is ongoing, and the grid operator has already made some changes to improve reliability. Nonetheless, officials warn Texans to expect more energy conservation requests in the coming weeks as temperatures rise.

The Texas Department of State Health Services' update added 59 additional deaths to Texas' official tally.