The Electric Reliability Council of Texas largely predicts that the state will not see any power emergencies this winter, although models indicate that grid conditions could become tight if a winter ...

Eleven states face tight grids as heat, storms, growth, and aging lines squeeze margins and turn alerts into serious warnings ...

Heat waves are becoming more common, severe and long-lasting. These prolonged periods of hot weather are especially dangerous in already hot places like Texas. In 2023, more than 300 people in Texas ...

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the heat. But the recent heat wave there was big even by Texas standards, rewriting local weather records. The anchor of the heat was in southwest Texas, which ...

Heat, air pollution, disease spread and food insecurity linked to climate change are worsening health and costing millions of ...

Nearly half of Texas manufacturers and 35.3% of retailers blamed the heatwave for declines in revenue and production. Nearly half of Texas manufacturers and 35.3% of retailers blamed the heatwave for ...

This summer’s record-breaking heat around the country has exposed a major vulnerability in the U.S. economy: our outdated electricity grid. From factory slowdowns to data center outages, the cost of ...

The unrelenting heat and limited rainfall that North Texans experience in July and August challenge humans and landscape plants. Fortunately, you can take steps to help your plants survive while ...