Trump's tariffs could hit Texas power grid hard, drive up energy costs
Texas and the U.S. rely heavily on Mexican-made transformers, an integral part of supplying power to utility customers. Other components also will cost more.
No Public Safety Power Shutoff planned for the South Plains, Xcel says
A Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) that was anticipated for today will not be required in the South Plains region to reduce ...
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Federal cuts may impact how Texans get their weather news
From hurricane season to ice storms, the way the state gets its alerts might change after scientists at NOAA and the National Weather Service were fired.
Bills introduced a year after state’s largest blaze seek to limit wildfires
State Sen. Kevin Sparks of Midland, state Rep. Ken King of Canadian, and state Rep. Caroline Fairly of Amarillo are carrying ...
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Rivian and Ben & Jerry’s just dropped an electric ice cream truck: Meet the sweet new EV
Imagine seeing this as the next ice cream truck rolling through your neighborhood? Yep, Rivian and Ben & Jerry’s ...
Georgia Won’t Say Who’s Now Serving on Its Maternal Mortality Committee After Dismissing All Members Last Year
Before ProPublica’s reporting on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, the names of committee members had been ...
Electricity grid companies fight over potential profits from Texas Legislature’s proposals
Texas lawmakers must improve the Texas electric grid, deciding how much we’ll spend on transmission lines, energy efficiency, ...
China Retaliates Against U.S. With Tariffs, Controls on U.S. Companies — Commodities Roundup
China Retaliates Against U.S. With Tariffs, Controls on U.S. Companies China hit back at the U.S. with a slate of retaliatory measures in response to the Trump administration's latest tariff increase, ...
A nuclear power plant may be coming to Haskell County. Here's what we know.
Last Energy plans to build 30 microcreactors on a 200-acre plot in greater Haskell County to serve Texas' growing data center ...
Several hundred bills filed impacting the Texas oil and gas industry
Of the roughly 4,000 bills filed in the Texas legislature so far, about 120 affect the Texas oil and natural gas industry, ...
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Proposal excuses new data centres from using renewable sources as back-up electricity
New data centres will not be required to use renewable sources for their own back-up electricity generation ... the CRU’s interpretation that it does not have the legal basis to mandate emission ...
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California regulators release recommendations to address expensive electricity bills
THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AND THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION. THEY BOTH ACKNOWLEDGED A BULK OF WHAT YOU SEE ON YOUR BILL HAS TO DO WITH THE STATE’S ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS AND ...