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Help May Be On The Way For Texas’ Power Grid
As most Texans know, Mother Nature can be severe at times. February 2011 was brutally cold, and ERCOT had to resort to rolling blackouts across the state for several days because our electricity...
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Texas Electricity: 2013 Outlook Improves
ERCOT, the agency responsible for maintaining the Texas electricity grid, has updated its 2013 forecast of supply and demand for electricity in the state. The new outlook still shows the spread...
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Largest Federal Wind Farm To Be Built In Texas
Already a leader in wind energy, Texas will soon be home to the largest federally owned wind project. In May, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded a contract to Siemens...
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U.S. / Texas Oil Reserves At Highest Levels In Decades
According to data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, crude oil reserves in the U.S are at their highest level since 1976. In 2012 alone the U.S. added 4.5 billion...
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Texas Offers Incentive For Electric Vehicles – Excluding Tesla
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has announced details of the state’s new alternative fuel vehicle rebate program. The state will offer $2,500 for the purchase of light duty vehicles...
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Increased Reports Of Scammers Posing As Your Electricity Provider
**ALERT** THERE HAS RECENTLY BEEN A HUGE JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF SCAMMERS POSING AS YOUR ELECTRICITY PROVIDER CALLING TO GET YOUR CREDIT/DEBIT CARD INFORMATION. The scam artists are...
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University of Texas-San Antonio Releases Report on Economic Impact of Eagle...
In a report released by the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) entitled “Economic Impact of the Eagle Ford Shale”, researchers from the Center for Community and Business Research at the...
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ERCOT Releases The 2014 Breakdown Of Electricity Generation In Texas
Just 10 years ago, the majority of electricity generated in Texas was derived from the burning of coal. Since then, the state has taken great strides to diversify away from the high carbon-emitting...
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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...
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Texas 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...
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Enough 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...
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Largest Federal Wind Farm To Be Built In Texas
Already a leader in wind energy, Texas will soon be home to the largest federally owned wind project. In May, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded a contract to Siemens...
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U.S. / Texas Oil Reserves At Highest Levels In Decades
According to data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, crude oil reserves in the U.S are at their highest level since 1976. In 2012 alone the U.S. added 4.5 billion...
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Texas Offers Incentive For Electric Vehicles – Excluding Tesla
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has announced details of the state’s new alternative fuel vehicle rebate program. The state will offer $2,500 for the purchase of light duty vehicles...
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Increased Reports Of Scammers Posing As Your Electricity Provider
**ALERT** THERE HAS RECENTLY BEEN A HUGE JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF SCAMMERS POSING AS YOUR ELECTRICITY PROVIDER CALLING TO GET YOUR CREDIT/DEBIT CARD INFORMATION. The scam artists are...
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University of Texas-San Antonio Releases Report on Economic Impact of Eagle...
In a report released by the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) entitled “Economic Impact of the Eagle Ford Shale”, researchers from the Center for Community and Business Research at the...
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ERCOT Releases The 2014 Breakdown Of Electricity Generation In Texas
Just 10 years ago, the majority of electricity generated in Texas was derived from the burning of coal. Since then, the state has taken great strides to diversify away from the high carbon-emitting...
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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...
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Coal’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...
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Cheap 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...
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