CenterPoint Energy has reached a deal with the state of Texas to absorb the cost of the 15 large, mobile generators it leased, valued at roughly $880 million. The move follows months of intense criticism and negotiation with lawmakers.
Wonder why wind, storage & other climate techs matter in the current climate?
Here's a live view of Texas's electricity mix: wind tops the list, energy storage plays a key role. The second biggest source: solar. (There's a CKI deep-dive for solar, too.)
Wind, solar & batteries don't dominate Texas's grid because of state-level policies & regulations. Quite the opposite.
https://www.europesays.com/1890992/ Houston-based NRG Energy announces plans for four new natural gas plants to power AI – Houston Public Media #business #Energy #Energy&Environment #ercot #houston #infrastructure #local #NaturalGasPowerPlants #News #NrgEnergy #Texas #TexasEnergyFund
Houston-based NRG Energy has announced a venture to build four new natural gas power plants in the U.S. to power artificial intelligence data centers, with some slated for Texas.
Shell Energy has ended its residential electricity business in Texas less than three years after launch.
#ERCOT issues weather watch for Wed-Fri this week
#Texas #TxWx
https://www.kxii.com/2025/02/17/ercot-issues-weather-watch-wed-fri-this-week/
Overnight temperatures in Houston are forecasted to be in the low 30s on Wednesday and Thursday, while outlying areas could see temps dip into the mid-20s as much of Texas prepares for what could be the last major cold front of the winter season.
love our annual "make sure the solar generator is in working order" drill
not that I expect anything specifically bad this week, but well, as you know, #ERCOT
There's a chance of rolling blackouts next week because of incoming freezing temperatures in the Houston region and statewide, according to a local energy expert.
https://www.europesays.com/1766812/ Eni Plenitude constructs 200MW/400MWh Texas BESS #BatteryCell #BatteryStorage #BatteryManagementUSA #BESS #construction #Energy #energystorageusa #Eni #EniNewEnergyUs #EniPlenitude #ercot #italy #lfp #SolarFarm #Texas
The Greater Houston area will remain under a freeze warning until 9 a.m. Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service. A cold weather advisory warning of freezing wind chills will remain in place until 11 a.m.
https://www.europesays.com/1745402/ ERCOT issues Weather Watch ahead of stretch of cold weather across Texas #america #electricity #ercot #local #News #Texas #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USNews #USTopics #USA #USANews #Weather #WeatherWatch
More Texas homebuilders are including blackout protection to brace for potential outages.
https://www.europesays.com/1674196/ Core Scientific Relaunches Denton Crypto Mine as an AI Supercomputer #AI #CoreScientific #coreweave #crypto #CryptoMine #cryptocurrency #denton #ercot #GPUs #power #supercomputer #Texas
Officials from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said that while winter presents a greater risk of outages, new power generation added to the grid has lowered the probability of emergency conditions.
Texas' energy grid is becoming more reliable now — three years after millions of Texans lost power during a deadly winter storm. But energy experts say the grid still faces challenges as providers transition to clean energy sources.
Gabrielle Gurley takes on the fractured US power grid and the lurching regional attempts to rein in carbon pollution, from RGGI to ERCOT https://prospect.org/environment/2024-10-16-falling-into-climate-disaster/
#uspol #climate #cleanenergy #grid #ercot #rggi #fossilfuels
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced it will put $360 million toward a project to create a new link between the Texas power grid, which operates independently from its neighbors, and other grids in the Southeast.
Both #ERCOT and #CAISO set new records for #battery discharge on Monday.
CAISO: At 18:10 PT Monday, 8.35 GW of energy was being discharged from batteries as solar energy declined toward sunset, representing 21.2% of load.
ERCOT: At 18:40 CT Monday, 3.94 GW of energy was being discharged from batteries as #SolarEnergy declined toward sunset, representing 6.1% of load.
In both regions, battery discharge declined rapidly within a few hours.
@kims 
Crypto mining companies selling power -- or withholding it for cash -- to Texas's state-contained power grid is peak capitalists selling the rope to hang themselves.
#Texas, #Crypto, #ERCOT, #Electricity, #LateCapitalism, #Greed, #Corruption, #TuckersBalls
