Electric Reliability Council of Texas

Texas energy companies failed to pay another $345 million for electricity and other services incurred during last month's cold snap, the operator of the state's grid said on Monday.

AUSTIN — Texas' top utilities regulator resigned Monday in the widening fallout from blackouts triggered by an unusually heavy and widespread winter storm that left millions in the state without power and water for days. DeAnn Walker, the chairwoman of the Public Utility Commission, is the highest-ranking official to step

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' attorney general said Monday he's suing electricity provider Griddy for passing along massive bills to its customers during last month's winter storm. The lawsuit...

The largest power cooperative in Texas says it had 'no choice' but to file for chapter 11 after it was hit with $2.1 billion in bills

Donald Trump clung to his core election falsehoods in his first post-presidential speech, wrongly blamed wind power for the catastrophic power failures in Texas and revived a variety of the baseless claims that saturated his time in office, on immigration, the economy and more.

Travis Scott and his Cactus Jack Foundation have partnered with the City of Houston and the Houston Health Foundation to launch an emergency food program providing 50,000 hot meals to residents affected by the state's winter freeze, where water shortages and power outages have led to at least 58 deaths. The City of Houston and […]

Griddy blames state agency as variable-rate plans produce outrageous power bills.

The organization of the state's power resources and grid, rather than the merits of any particular energy source, seem to bear the majority of responsibility.

In an interview with CNN's Sara Sidner, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio admitted that, although he encouraged members of his far-right group to attend the "Stop the Steal" rally on Jan 6th that led to a riot at the Capitol building, he doesn't believe the election was stolen from Donald Trump -- an...

A $1 billion class-action lawsuit has been filed against Texas wholesale electricity retailer Griddy Energy for allegedly charging exorbitant prices during last week's historic storm that left millions powerless in the freezing cold.

The head of a major Texas energy corporation says forced blackouts that left 4 million customers without electricity also unplugged plants that could have generated more power as the state's grid was at the breaking point

The massive failure of the Texas energy system has spurred a blame game and fresh calls for reform. Texas lawmakers are debating what went wrong, and how to keep it from happening again.

Unless you have been living on another planet for the last few weeks, you know that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) went to Cancun -- for a day -- while his state was in the grips of extreme cold weather and massive failure of its power grid.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages the flow of power to about 90% of state residents, has faced sharp criticism over its...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has been heavily criticized after last week's winter storm left more than 4 million Texans without power for several days.

Suzanne Russo writes that Texas' power failure after last week's storms was mostly caused by failures in natural gas power plants, not frozen windmills or its inability to pull electricity from other states. In In fact, Texas' lack of interconnection has been a historic strength because it has allowed Texas to experiment with new market structures and build out new power generation and transmission capacity much…

Four board members of Texas' power grid operator announced Tuesday they will be resigning — a week after millions of residents experienced blackouts during a historic winter storm that …

The chairwoman and three other board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas stepped down after millions were left without electricity during freezing temperatures.

Change is in the air in Texas weather and on the board of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. The board members found to be living outside the Lone Star State have all resigned Tuesday....

Sen. Ted Cruz wasn't the only Texas official to abandon the Lone Star State state in its time of crisis