Georgetown To Be First City In Texas To Go To 100% Renewable Energy
Georgetown, Texas plans to be the first city in the State to go completely green, with an aim toward getting 100% of its energy from renewable sources, namely solar and wind power. Through a 25-year...
View ArticleTexas And Oklahoma Ban Fracking Bans
In Texas, where electricity rates have been on the decline, the natural gas boom has brought about both cheap electricity and bolstered the state’s economy. The technique of “fracking”, or injecting...
View ArticleEnough Electricity In Texas For Spring As Renewable Energy Surges
ERCOT, the organization responsible for maintaining the Texas electricity grid, is predicting more than adequate capacity in the spring amidst an expected surge in renewable power for the state in...
View ArticleCoal’s Importance To Texas Electricity Continues To Decline
The use of coal to generate electricity in Texas continues to slide. Just ten years ago, half of the electricity in Texas came from the burning of coal. Today, coal only contributes 20%. Why the huge...
View ArticleCheap Natural Gas Leads to Falling Consumer Electricity Rates
Plunging oil prices may have hit some energy companies hard and have some oil-producing nations worried about their budget deficits, but it has been a boon to the average American consumer as...
View ArticleElectricity-Related Complaints Continue Downward Trend In Post-Deregulation...
Over the last fiscal year Texans filed 4,835 electricity-related inquiries or complaints according to the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power. This represents a significant drop from the previous...
View ArticleTexas Sets Another Record For Wind Power
Texas has set a new record for electricity generated from wind. On November 27th 2016, the ERCOT system saw more than 15,000 megawatts of electricity provided to the grid from wind turbines. The...
View Article2016 Another Strong Year for Renewable Energy and Natural Gas
Continuing a 3 year trend, 2016 saw renewable energy account for the majority of new electricity generation capacity in the United States. The lion’s share of these additions came in the form of wind...
View ArticleTexas Electric Grid Has Adequate Capacity for Summer/Fall 2017
ERCOT has released its latest Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy for the summer months. The organization anticipates that the Texas electric grid will have no trouble meeting the demand for...
View ArticleHurricane Harvey’s Impact on Texas Electricity Grid
High winds and significant flooding along the Texas Gulf Coast substantially impacted the Texas electricity grid. The transmission and distribution infrastructure sustained severe damage in the...
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