Report: Renewables, natural gas should work together on the grid
Renewable energy and natural gas could work together as sources of electricity generation, rather than as competitors on the Texas grid, according to a new report produced for the Texas Clean Energy Coalition.
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New transmission lines will help power booming shale regions
New transmission lines linking portions of West Texas to the Dallas-Forth Worth region will be completed by the end of this year, transmission line officials said at a Tuesday afternoon conference on electricity issues sponsored by Platts. More »
NRG to restart power plant to meet summer demand for electricity
NRG Energy plans to fire up the mothballed SR Bertron natural gas-fired generation plant to help meet the growing electricity need as the Texas summer heats up. More »
Grid girds for summer onslaught
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages the power grid for about 90 percent of the state, expects summer heat this year to push system demand past the safety cushion the council tries to maintain. More »
Feds: Texans at greatest risk for summer power problems
While Texas’ grid operator says the state’s power infrastructure is ready for the summer heat, warnings from the feds sound more perilous. More »
Texas grid ready for summer heat, ERCOT says
The Texas power grid may get a break this summer, with relatively normal temperatures expected, according to state electricity planners. More »
Higher emissions linked to coal-fired power plants in Texas and other states
After years of declining greenhouse gas emissions, Texas and other states reported sharply higher levels of carbon dioxide in 2012 as electric generating plants began to use more coal when natural gas prices began to rise, according to a study released Thursday. More »
Feds predict Texas will get hot, Texans will run ACs
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says Texas may squeeze its electric generation reserve margins as temperatures rise this summer. More »
Renewable power generation grew 7 percent in Texas last year
Electric generation from renewable sources increased 7 percent in 2012 in Texas, according to the latest figures from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. More »
ERCOT: Hot summer likely to require power conservation
State electricity planners are preparing for another summer of withering heat, as they make their determinations on the sufficiency of electricity generation for peak heat conditions. More »
Electricity plans tout savings with gimmicks (video)
Direct Energy today launched the latest offer in what has become an increasingly competitive and gimmicky electricity market, including Reliant Energy’s “sweet deal” donut ad voiced by Matthew McConaughey. More »
Barclays calls refineries top stocks for 2013
Refining stock prices are undervalued by about 50 percent, Barclays wrote in a 2013 Global Energy Outlook issued on Wednesday. But the investment bank cautioned investors on Big Oil stocks, amid declining production. More »
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