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PUC Publishes Proposal for Backup Power Program: Texas Grid Roundup #85
PUC advanced multiple Texas Energy Fund projects; commissioners adopt refined energy efficiency rules; PUCT staff publish proposal to implement the…
Dec 23, 2025
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Micalah Spenrath
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Power Projects Canceled as Demand Rises, Reading & Podcast Picks, December 21, 2025
Cancelled power generation projects are adding up; ERCOT's new 'superhighway'; power market diversification; what's behind rising utility bills…
Dec 21, 2025
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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Flexibility Driving Reliability and Affordability with Matt Boms
Matt Boms from Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance asks Doug Lewin questions and answers some, too, on DERs, transmission, affordability, and the…
Dec 14, 2025
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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Matt Boms
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Nathan Peavey
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It’s a Transition and an Expansion
“It’s a transition and an expansion.”
Dec 12, 2025
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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How Much Are Texans' Power Bills Going Up? with TEPRI's Margo Weisz
Everyone's talking about energy affordability these days. But few are more knowledgeable about it than Margo Weisz who joined me to talk about the scale…
Dec 10, 2025
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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Nathan Peavey
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Solar + Batteries Continue Rapid Growth: Texas Grid Roundup #84
Over 11 gigawatts of total generation were added over the last 8 months; ERCOT forward prices are trending higher; Board grants urgent status to the…
Dec 9, 2025
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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Flexibility and Speed to Power, Reading & Podcast Picks, December 7, 2025
A new study on data center flexibility; Odd Lots on rising energy costs; Rewiring America on jobs from DERs; and much more.
Dec 7, 2025
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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Texas Large Load Queue Continues Phenomenal Growth, Texas Grid Roundup #83
Large load queue hits 225 gigawatts with no signs of slowing down; PUC staff files discussion draft on large load interconnection; ERCOT board to…
Dec 3, 2025
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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November 2025
Renewable Growth Outpaces Demand, Reading & Podcast Picks, November 30, 2025
Solar and wind outpace demand growth; a great overview of data center rules in Texas; a Texas Energy Fund update; podcasts on electrotech and the need…
Nov 30, 2025
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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Emma Hamilton
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Replay: Using Wasted Energy to Power AI with Crusoe's Cully Cavness
A Thanksgiving-week repost of one of our most hopeful conversations, revisited in light of Crusoe’s surge in growth, investment, and impact across…
Nov 26, 2025
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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Nathan Peavey
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Texas Demand Growth Highest in the US, Reading & Podcast Picks, November 23, 2025
Texas demand expected to rise even more than PJM on data center and broader industrial demand; permitting reform bill advances; NERC issues winter…
Nov 23, 2025
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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How AI Data Centers Can Go From Villain to Hero with Varun Sivaram
Two grid paths for AI data centers: drive bills higher and add stress to the grid, or reduce costs and outage risks by becoming flexible grid assets and…
Nov 19, 2025
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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Nathan Peavey
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