News about Texas

Dangerously hot conditions today and Monday. A Heat Advisory and Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for most of South Central Texas through Monday. Keep yourself aware about the hot weather conditions. www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/ Español: www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/esp/ #txwx pic.twitter.com/P6DhdwZJQm

Texans set a new May demand record with nearly 74 gigawatts. At the time we hit the peak, >45% was from renewables and >50% of generation was from carbon-free sources. #energytwitter #txlege pic.twitter.com/f3kjyliHlV

Lots of takeaways from the Kinder Institute Houston Area Survey but this stands out: 3 of 4 Houstonians are worried about grid reliability & the isolation of the Texas grid. Overwhelming majorities also worried about affordability & dependence on fossil fuels. #txlege #txenergy pic.twitter.com/B6hNIuyZjL

[R]ural counties will receive more than 60% of the tens of billions of $ expected to flow into TX from RE and storage, according to a report by Joshua Rhodes, an energy policy expert & research scientist at UT Austin. www.ft.com/content/ef2f6f8e-60df-4ccd-8c4f-ef5cd0eb3176 via @ft