News
Regulators Approve Changes to State’s Electricity Shopping Website
Posted on · The Public Utility Commission of Texas has criticized electric companies for offering confusing power plans on the website.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1544: Electric Light Opera
Posted on · Episode: 1544 An operetta about electric lights, written before Edison’s light bulb. Today, an electric-light opera.
News
Texas Grid’s Big ‘Test’ Could Last Beyond The Heat Wave
Posted on · The state is breaking records for electricity use at a time when power reserves have dropped.
News
Texas Is Using A Record Amount Of Electricity; Could Demand Outpace Supply?
Posted on · The state's grid operator set a new all-time systemwide peak demand record on two consecutive days this week, prompting reassurances that the electricity sector "is doing what they can to keep the power on for consumers."
News
Texas Sets All-Time Record For Electricity Use
Posted on · ERCOT, the state’s power grid operator, says power use peaked at 71,438 megawatts
Business
Energy Partnership To Simplify Industrial Solar Power Plans In Houston
Posted on · A renewable energy company will build solar farms in Fort Bend County
News
Texas Lost Three Coal Plants, But Officials Don’t Sound Worried About The Grid
Posted on · Alternatives like natural gas are stepping in to fill some of the gaps, though the grid could still be strained by a hotter-than-usual summer.
Houston Matters
Expected Energy Demands This Summer Cause Statewide Concern
Posted on · Rice economist Peter Hartley explains how current policies and the reliance on renewable energy are causing instability in the electricity grid.
Houston Matters
Full Show: The Future Of Houston’s Workforce, And Life On A Boys Ranch (May 1, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We discuss the reliability of Texas' energy grid and consider the challenges facing Houston's workforce. Then, a former Congressman talks about growing up on a boys ranch. And a new book tells the story of the 2017 Astros against the backdrop of Hurricane Harvey and illustrates what the championship meant for the city.
Energy & Environment
ERCOT Gearing Up For Record-Breaking Peak Power Demand This Summer
Posted on · ERCOT said the risk of outages is likely lower than it was about a month ago.
Energy & Environment
Rule Changes Would End Remnants Of Electric Bill Assistance For Low-Income Texans
Posted on · A now-defunct state program used to provide more direct help for certain households.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1466: Vegetable Physiology
Posted on · Episode: 1466 An old botany book for young girls changes scientific thinking. Today, a young student forms a scientific theory.
News
In Reversal, FEMA Says It Won’t End Puerto Rico Food And Water Distribution Wednesday
Posted on · The agency says it has been working on transitioning distribution to the Puerto Rican government but has not finalized it. Wednesday's date "was mistakenly provided," a spokesman said.
News
WATCH: PBS NewsHour On Hurricane Maria: Here’s Why Restoring Power In Puerto Rico Is Taking So Long
Posted on · Four months after Hurricane Maria, about 450,000 of 1.5 million electricity customers in Puerto Rico still have no service. Blackouts regularly occur for hours at a time, even in San Juan
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2713: Storing Energy for the Power Grid
Posted on · Episode: 2713 Storing energy for the power grid. Today, power.