Fifteen years ago, planning for a new substation upgrade barely considered how distributed energy resources (DERs) might ...

Texas’ power grid asked Crossroads residents to turn up their thermostats and cut electricity usage twice last month, as it hoped to avoid scheduling outages. Such a request may bring back ...

Hot temperatures across Texas are stressing the power infrastructure. But if your home loses electricity this summer, it's not necessarily because of the state grid.

What's happening with the grid and are we seeing emergency conditions or not? 6 News asked ERCOT some questions to break down the data.

How can I tell the difference between a local outage and a grid outage? When ERCOT calls for a rotating outage, the information will be available through several sources, a spokesperson said.

Power lines in Long Beach. During a Flex Alert, consumers are asked to conserve energy from 4 to 9 p.m., hours when the grid is most stressed.

NRG Energy. CenterPoint Energy. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, better known as ERCOT. Various corporations affiliated with the Texas power grid are household names in Houston. But what ...

A statewide Flex Alert has been issued for Wednesday as above-normal temperatures and high energy demand threaten California’s electric grid. The alert will be in place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The manager of California's power grid has issued a statewide Flex Alert for Monday, asking residents and businesses to cut back on power usage to prevent strain on the ...

The manager of California's power grid extended a statewide Flex Alert to Saturday, asking residents and businesses to cut back on power usage to prevent strain on the system.

How can I tell the difference between a local outage and a grid outage? When ERCOT calls for a rotating outage, the information will be available through several sources, a spokesperson said.