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Where the Grid Goes from Here | Reading and Podcast Picks - Feb. 4, 2026
Preparing for the next winter storm; Google's energy bet on AI; data center demand; and a battery start-up makes waves in San Antonio.
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After the Storm | Reading and Podcast Picks - Jan. 28, 2026
What has changed since Uri and how those changes supported the grid this weekend; a DOE order on backup power; and why 2026 will be the story of…
Jan 28
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Another Winter Storm Bears Down on Texas | Reading and Podcast Picks — Jan. 23, 2026
2026 is unlikely to be as devastating as 2021, but Texas could still face serious challenges; more community power (i.e. DERs) would help; and Texas…
Jan 23
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Solar Surpasses Coal in Texas | Reading and Podcast Picks — Jan. 13, 2026
ERCOT's changing resource mix; large load queue forecasting; data center energy use during emergencies; and power trends to watch in 2026.
Jan 13
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The Growing Importance of Energy Efficiency, Reading and Podcast Picks, January 6th, 2026
New report shows the power of efficiency upgrades; why expiring tax credits make efficiency more expensive for consumers; what a new ERCOT rule means…
Jan 6
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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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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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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 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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A Texas Flex, Reading & Podcast Picks, November 16, 2025
More AI data centers coming to Texas and it's only the beginning; distributed flexibility markets & DERs are a solution to multiple energy problems; gas…
Nov 16, 2025
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Texas Key to US Competition with China, Reading & Podcast Picks, November 9, 2025
Texas solar projects at risk while China speeds ahead; affordability takes center stage; a new flexibility proposal at ERCOT; Texas' potential as a…
Nov 9, 2025
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Proposed Rate Increase Faces Opposition in Texas: Reading & Podcast Picks, November 2, 2025
Human-centered AI; Hayek's knowledge problem applied to electricity; Oncor's massive rate increase proposal; Bill Gates' note; why Texas keeps building…
Nov 2, 2025
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