#Texas

New agreements secure up to 1,100 MW to support large-scale data centre growth while maintaining grid reliability across Texas.

The McCloud facility, backed by Meta, aims to supply 366 MW for accelerated data centre development, pending Texas PUC approval.

The new 5,600 m2 facility will produce over 3,000 medium-voltage transformers annually, supporting US energy and AI infrastructure.

Texas regulators have approved a major reliability plan that could see the state’s first 765-kV transmission lines built in the Permian Basin.

Korean manufacturer secures contract to supply 24 ultra-high voltage transformers and reactors by 2029, boosting Texas grid capacity and efficiency.

Two Entergy employees suffered burns and facial injuries in The Woodlands after a transformer explosion.

Enbridge will build a 600 MW solar project near San Antonio, with all output contracted to Meta’s fast-growing network of US data centres.

The new solar installation will reduce carbon emissions, power core HVAC operations, and support the grid from Daikin’s Texas Technology Park.

Waco facility launches with $1 B production capacity, 700 jobs, and a focus on US energy independence.

Xcel Energy has been awarded three projects by the SPP to build HV transmission lines that will improve electric reliability in Texas and New Mexico.

PMA Supply has announced the successful delivery of the final unit in a series of three 45 MVA transformers to a client in West Texas.

An explosion at a substation in north Fort Worth, Texas caused a large fire on Wednesday evening and the voluntary evacuation of nearby homes.

Spain’s Acciona Energía on Tuesday has acquired a portfolio of two wind farms in Texas, adding 300 MW of capacity to its US renewable energy fleet.

Engie North America has struck a deal to deliver green power from its 350 MW Chillingham solar project in Texas to Google.

The company’s Bolivar Peninsula Reliability Project combines construction and equipment upgrades to help meet the growing electrical demand in the area.

Caltrain energizes second power substation; in Texas, transformers are delivered with the help of a heavy haulier company; while in India, a new transformer alleviates increased electricity needs.

USA, Texas: The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) filed a notice with the Public Utility Commission for a Tier 3 transmission project.

USA, Texas: Tesla wants to sell electricity directly to customers in Texas, according to an application filed with the Public Utility Commission there.

Amarillo, Texas, USA: As Xcel Energy crews install a mobile transformer at the Lawrence Park Substation, some Amarillo residents are experiencing power outages.

ECSL, a joint venture of EC Source and Sargent & Lundy, is rebuilding 45 km (28 mi) of wooden structures on the 69 kV transmission line.

USA, Texas, Austin: Six board members of Texas’ power grid operator ERCOT have resigned.

USA, Texas, Amarillo: Xcel Energy built Hunsley Substation to improve the reliability of the distribution network and build in capacity for future growth.

USA, Texas, Manor: The Duke Energy subsidiary announced the acquisition of the 144 MW Pflugerville Solar project in Texas on 7 January.

The final phase of the Western Region Economic Project has brought a series of new substations, transmission lines and upgrades to southeast Texas.