by ACSC | Apr 3, 2022 | News Round-Up
KUT: Texas power grid, energy sectors facing elevated Russian cyber threats during war in Ukraine March 31 — Russian hackers have been probing Texas’ energy infrastructure for weak points in digital systems that would allow them to steal sensitive information or...
by ACSC | Mar 23, 2022 | News Round-Up
San Antonio Express-News: Hydropower eyes bigger energy role, less environmental harm March 18 — In southwestern Pennsylvania, eight locks and dams that for decades helped barges move goods along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers will in a few years also...
by ACSC | Mar 17, 2022 | News Round-Up
Politico: Blackouts on the Texas ballot March 14 — The state experienced a winter storm last month that was viewed as a potential test for the new measures put in place. But experts contend it wasn’t as strong as the 2021 storm and couldn’t fully test the...
by ACSC | Mar 11, 2022 | News Round-Up
Texas Tribune: Texas lawmakers back U.S. ban on Russian oil imports and call for increased domestic production March 8 — Texas Republicans spent much of Monday demanding nearly unfettered drilling and pipeline usage across North America — policies Biden officials...
by ACSC | Feb 16, 2022 | News Round-Up
Texas Tribune: A year after the electric grid failed, Texas focuses on reliability, not climate change Feb. 15 — Transitioning sources of electricity to cleaner fuels is one of the best tools humanity has to fight climate change — which brings severe weather that...
