Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1613: Faraday and Magnetism
Posted on · Episode: 1613 In which Michael Faraday helps us to parse the word, Genius. Today, we watch genius at work.
Tag: electricity
Energy & Environment
Texas Electric Grid Bracing For Another Big Test
Posted on · The grid passed last summer's "make it or break it" test. The next one will be harder.
News
Senate Committee Advances Trump’s Pick For Energy Regulatory Seat
Posted on · Democrats had criticized Bernard McNamee for his past comments promoting fossil fuels over renewables.
News
Houston Oil Company To Invest In Zero Emissions Power Plant Technology
Posted on · Oil companies already use captured carbon to produce more oil from old fields, a process called "enhanced oil recovery."
News
EPA Proposal Could Weaken Mercury Rule Power Companies Wanted Kept in Place
Posted on · The EPA argues the Obama Administration inflated the benefits of the rule.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1575: Fields and Continua
Posted on · Episode: 1575 Fields and continua: A secret art of engineering. Today, a look at a secret abstraction.
News
Texas Regulator “Not Happy” with Power Companies Offering Different Plans in English And Spanish on State-Run Website
Posted on · The companies have been given a Monday morning deadline to fix the problem
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.
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.