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Officials at ERCOT, the state’s power grid operator, said Monday they are confident Texas will avoid any statewide power problems as icy weather and frigid temperatures affect North Texas and other parts of the state this week.

Officials at ERCOT say they are confident the Texas power grid will meet the electricity demand during this week’s winter storm.

ERCOT is monitoring the Texas power grid as winter weather arrives in North Texas.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) is set to vote Thursday on a proposal that is meant to help ensure reliability with the state’s power grid.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) is set to vote Thursday on a proposal that is meant to help ensure reliability with the state’s power grid.

While the Texas power grid is holding, ERCOT did underestimate the amount of power Texans would use on Thursday. Peak demand during the Artic blast is expected on Friday morning.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas predicts energy use will peak at about 8 a.m. Friday. Any outages are localized and should be reported.

ERCOT predicts that energy use peaks Friday at about 8 a.M. The Railroad Commission of Texas says crews continue to inspect critical gas infrastructure across the state making sure they’re winter weather ready. Political reporter Julie Fine is keeping an eye on the power grid with more on this.

Gov. Greg Abbott, PUC and ERCOT held a news conference Wednesday to assure Texans the power grid won’t fail. They detailed everything that’s being done before an arctic blast arrives in Texas.

With memories of the 2021 winter storm far from distant, local and state agencies are explaining how they’re preparing for the blast of cold air set to descend upon Texas this week.

State and local agencies say they’ve been preparing for the cold blast set to descend upon the state this week.

The operator of the Texas power grid expects to have enough power supplies to meet electricity demand as a surge of Arctic air plunges the state into freezing temperatures next week.

We’re not expecting a white Christmas this year, but it will be a very, very cold Christmas with arctic air expected to push into North Texas ahead of the holiday. NBC 5 Meteorologist Grant Johnston tells us what to expect.

Just two weeks after senators got their first look at a proposed overhaul of Texas’ power grid market, they want it stopped.

A bipartisan group of state senators wants Texas’ electric grid regulator to halt its redesign of the state’s electricity market just two weeks after first seeing the proposal.

On the heels of a brutally hot summer, the agency in charge of the state’s power grid is turning its attention to winter. The state’s top leaders say they’re ready to meet demand, but experts say there are still serious questions to address.

We’re hoping to learn more Tuesday about how well the Texas power grid is prepared to handle another cold winter.

We’re hoping to learn more Tuesday about how well the Texas power grid is prepared to handle another cold winter.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted new rules Thursday that they say will help ensure grid reliability.

ERCOT on Tuesday named a new CEO. NBC 5’s Katy Blakey explains what more changes to Texas’ electric grid are costing Texans and what it means for your electricity bill.