Why Texas needs 3,000 miles of new power lines, more than the distance driving cross country
In the midst of a population and economic boom, Texas is outgrowing its aging power grid and needs 3,000 miles of new lin lines to meet an unprecedented increase in electricity demand, the Electric ...
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The Southern Spirit transmission line could connect Texas grid to the southeast. Will it ever happen?
The disaster also recharged enthusiasm for a project known as Southern Spirit, a 320-mile power line that could connect the Texas grid with power grids in the southeastern United States for the ...
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Texas energy provider kickstarts $137 million grid project
This first phase is a $137 million undertaking over three years designed to make the Southeast Texas power grid stronger ... Texas will look to upgrade local lines and rebuild high-voltage lines ...
There were power outages Tuesday, but don't blame ERCOT. Ice, snow took down lines in South Texas.
Tens of thousands of Texans were without power Tuesday morning, but the statewide electric grid wasn’t to blame. With the ...
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Texas Highway 124 shut down due to downed power lines and tornado damage
HIGH ISLAND, Texas (KTRK) -- People in coastal communities are feeling the effects of the weekend storm damage, as High Island residents lose some road access. Due to downed power lines and ...
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Could Texas’ power grid connect to New Mexico? A small cooperative wants to do just that
The Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, a rural electric retail company that owns thousands of miles of power lines across 18 Texas counties, is not wholly part of ERCOT, but it wants to be.
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Is Texas headed toward another blackout? Did the Legislature fix the power grid? Here are answers to your questions about the grid.
Electrical power lines near the Sand Hill Energy Center in Del Valle in March 2020. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to ...