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A bill expected this session could require utilities to produce more of their own energy. Critics worry it also could keep fossil fuels around longer.

A bill expected this session could require utilities to produce more of their own energy. Critics worry it also could keep fossil fuels around longer.

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Opinion: Why Texas' biggest loss on Saturday wasn't on the field Brock Bolinger @InternBrock On Saturday, No. ...

One contest judge wrote that the Caller-Times coverage of Winter Storm Uri stood out in Texas with reporting that was \

Utility commisions blueprint outlines policies that could provide a boost to generators powered by conventional fuel sources, such as natural gas.

Ames Tribune Its known that ice accumulation on wind turbine blades can cause problems, but a new study from an Iowa State University professor and his research team shows just how much ice can grow on a blade, and how much that can reduce the performance of a turbine. Some politicians, pundits and internet users overstated the extent to which frozen wind turbines contributed to the recent catastrophic power grid failure in Texas. Ice on blades was, however, one more problem among several la...

After losing power in his apartment unit in South Austin last Monday morning, Lucas Askew awoke to the sound of pounding on this door. "They said there was a fire in the apartment building. I threw my keys and my wallet in my pocket and grabbed my dogs," said Askew, a mechanical engineering major at Austin Community College. "By the time we came back the whole roof was on fire, so we couldnt get any of our stuff." Askew, who is currently staying at a hotel, spent this week surveying the damage...

PolitiFacts ruling: False Heres why: U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Houston, was one of several Texas Republicans casting blame for the states blackouts this month as millions of Texans huddled in their frigid homes. As with many other Republicans and conservative pundits, Crenshaw pointed his finger at wind energy as the primary culprit. But in a Feb. 16 tweet thread, Crenshaw expanded criticism beyond frozen wind turbines to include the federal subsidies for the wind industry and "force the gri...

This is an op-ed by Tim Echols, a member of the Georgia Public Service Commission, an elected body that regulates the states telecommunications, electric and natural gas providers. When I was the lone grandchild of my paternal grandmother, I was her hobby — and that included her teaching me sewing skills. The old expression "a stitch in time saves nine" came from that era and simply means to fix problems when they are small to avoid larger problems in the future. Believe it or not, the adage ...