As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants”
On sunny days in the Hill Country, Tom Cook taps open an app on his phone and watches the power generated from the solar ...
Texas can lead the U.S. mining industry. Start by investing in homegrown talent | Opinion
The University of Texas at El Paso has proposed to reestablish a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering to help meet the ...
Texas' power grid could fall short of demand by 2026, ERCOT says
Texas' main grid operator has projected that the state's growing demand for power could surpass its available energy supply ...
Texas needs up to $33 billion in new, improved power lines. Who should foot the bill?
ERCOT says Texas needs $30 billion-plus in transmission investments, largely to support more data centers, oil and gas ...
Bob Stitt returns to Colorado School of Mines as football coach
Bob Stitt, who put the Orediggers on the college gridiron map two decades ago, is returning to the program as head football ...
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Why Texas needs 3,000 miles of new power lines, more than the distance driving cross country
This time around, Texas must build transmission lines largely to support electrification within the oil and gas industry and to host more power-intensive cryptocurrency mines and data centers ...
Texas A&M University picks companies to develop nuclear reactors in 'energy proving ground'
Currently, the state only has two operating nuclear power reactors, one of which is in Bay City. The reactor, which is called ...
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The Nature Conservancy to develop 17 solar PV and storage projects on former Appalachian coal mines
The projects will be developed by Sun Tribe Development and utility ENGIE across the US states of Virginia, Tennessee and ...