Bluebonnet Times
Energy & Oil
From the Permian Basin to the wind farms of West Texas.
Energy & OilTexas Grid Sets Records as a Brutal Heat Wave Grips the State
ERCOT pushed past 91,000 megawatts of demand during triple-digit heat, and the grid held without an emergency.
Energy & OilThe Petrochemical Boom Reshaping the Gulf Coast
New plants along the coast are turning cheap gas into plastics and chemicals for export.
Energy & OilTransmission Lines Are the Next Texas Energy Battle
Getting power from where it's made to where it's used is the hard part now.
Energy & OilThe Rush to Build Solar-Plus-Storage in South Texas
Developers are pairing panels with batteries to sell power exactly when it's needed.
Energy & OilWhy Texas Leads the Country in New Power Capacity
A permissive market and open land are drawing energy projects of every kind to the state.
Energy & OilBattery Storage Becomes the Grid's New Backbone
Giant battery installations are smoothing out the peaks and valleys of Texas power.
Energy & OilThe Grid Operator's Race to Keep Up With Texas
As demand climbs, the people who run the state's power system are rebuilding it in real time.
Energy & OilSolar Farms Spread Across the Texas Plains
Cheap land and abundant sun are turning the state into a solar powerhouse.