by ACSC | Jun 24, 2022 | News Round-Up
New York Times: U.S. efforts to help supply Europe with natural gas take a hit. June 14: Officials said fire damage at the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas would take months to repair, blocking exports to Europe and elsewhere. — Keep Reading Palestine Herald-Press:...
by ACSC | Jun 20, 2022 | News Round-Up
CleanTechnica: Renewables Ride To The Rescue As Texas Bakes Under Withering Heat June 16 — Wind and solar power turned a neat trick in Texas this week, with turbines and PV panels continuing to churn out electricity as the entire southwest baked under yet another...
by ACSC | May 31, 2022 | News Round-Up
VOX: The Texas grid is designed to fail May 29 — Dozens of states saw spring temperatures at the highest they’ve ever been. In Texas, the heat was bad enough to knock six power plants offline, forcing state regulators to ask residents to help avoid a blackout by...
by ACSC | May 22, 2022 | News Round-Up
Houston Chronicle: West Texas rancher pours $2 million into Sarah Stogner’s underdog campaign for statewide oil and gas board seat May 17 — Ashley Watt, who owns a 75,000-acre ranch in the Permian Basin, is helping bankroll a substantial TV ad buy in the final two...
by ACSC | May 10, 2022 | News Round-Up
CBS Austin: Ongoing heat expected to test power grid again May 9 — After power demand nearly met supply Friday and threatened power outages, the ongoing heat wave is expected to test the Texas power grid again this week. — CBS Austin S&P Global: ERCOT peakload...
