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The grid runs on magnets. Rare earths are Texas’ next frontier.
How the geopolitics of electrification are creating a new role for Texas in American energy security.
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Emma Hamilton
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Texas competes on everything except transmission
As Texas prepares to build a $40 billion-plus high-voltage transmission backbone, Barry Smitherman argues the PUC can open those contracts to…
Jul 8
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Joshua Rhodes
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Nate
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(Energy) Independence Day | Reading and Podcast Picks - July 5, 2026
How Texas can continue to lead the nation; SCOTUS ruling; Congress moves to help ratepayers?; New research from Columbia's Center on Global Energy…
Jul 5
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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Data centers say they pay their way; Texas will hold them to it
Good policy design and implementation can hold data centers accountable for their bills, saving residents.
Jul 2
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Robert Curran
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What batch zero settles and what it leaves open
Caitlin Smith and Jason Ryan on what ERCOT’s batch zero large-load queue process fixes, and the threshold and timing questions that determine which…
Jul 1
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Joshua Rhodes
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Nate
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June 2026
Gov. Abbott calls for data centers to lower costs: Texas Grid Roundup #95
What the new directive from the Governor means.
Jun 30
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Tiffany Wu
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Transmission Lines and Good Times | Reading and Podcast Picks - June 28, 2026
The 765-kV story continues to unfold; new FERC directive; NRG opens Houston power plant; Base Power expands to PJM; and plenty of other acronyms.
Jun 28
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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Who is the grid for?
Grid regulators are so focused on cleaning up fake demand they are ignoring real demand.
Jun 25
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Seyi Fabode
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Why PJM is looking at the Texas grid
Josephus Allmond, Virginia's chief energy officer, on what PJM could borrow from ERCOT's market design, and why one Virginia cost rule blocks the fixes…
Jun 24
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Joshua Rhodes
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Nate
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A Tale of Three Performance Reviews: Texas Grid Roundup #94
Recent report cards for ERCOT and what they mean for the future of the grid.
Jun 23
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Tiffany Wu
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Good Neighbor Data Centers? | Reading and Podcast Picks - June 21, 2026
Little change to energy prices; communities and carbon accounting vs. data centers; Trump's coal investment in Texas; and a busy week at the PUC.
Jun 21
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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New Rules for Data Centers | Reading and Podcast Picks - June 14, 2026
The Texas Tribune maps data center buildout; Google's bet on the grid; Details on the Governor's letter to PUC and ERCOT; Record demand predictions; and…
Jun 14
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Texas Energy & Power Media
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