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Texas competes on everything except transmission

As Texas prepares to build a $40 billion-plus high-voltage transmission backbone, Barry Smitherman argues the PUC can open those contracts to competitive bidding if a

August 11, 2026

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  • October 8, 2025
  • Article
  • Enverus

The future of ERCOT: 765 kV transmission expansion and fast-track interconnection set stage for unprecedented power growth

Enverus Intelligence® Research (EIR), a subsidiary of Enverus, the most trusted energy-dedicated SaaS company that leverages generative AI across its solutions, has released a report

  • September 25, 2025
  • Article
  • MyHighPlains.com

Panhandle Solar Group enters interconnection agreement with Cross Texas Transmission, will send power to ERCOT grid

Panhandle Solar Group announced it has entered Standard Generation Interconnection Agreements with Cross Texas Transmission, which will allow its planned Bunk House 345 kilovolt substation

  • September 9, 2025
  • Article
  • Texas Energy & Power Newsletter

Why Are Energy Bills Rising So Fast? A Conversation with Charles Hua

Utility bills are rising faster than ever. In the first half of 2025 alone, utilities requested $29 billion in rate increases, already a record for

  • August 14, 2025
  • Article
  • Texas A&M Real Estate Center

CPS Energy greenlights $175M transmission line project  

CPS Energy has approved a $175 million project as a part of a segment of the San Antonio South Reliability Project. The project includes developing

  • August 12, 2025
  • Article
  • Dallas Morning News

Congestion isn’t good for anyone, especially the electric grid

A more robust grid is imperative for our security and independence.

  • July 6, 2025
  • Article
  • WATT Coalition

Reflections on the 2025 Texas Legislative Session: Building Momentum with HB 5200

The Texas House of Representatives got a crash course in Grid Enhancing Technologies during their six-month session, which ended on June 2, with HB 5200.

  • March 21, 2025
  • Article
  • San Antonio Express-News

Lack of grid infrastructure undermines economic growth and costs Texans billions

About 20 years ago, Texas invested heavily in transmission lines to lower energy costs, and it worked. Despite rapid growth, however, we have not kept

  • February 3, 2025
  • Article
  • Austin American-Statesman

Texas needs to invest big in energy transmission to be competitive | Opinion

The industries of the future are here, and they want to be in Texas. Artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing and other energy-hungry industries represent our state’s

  • February 3, 2025
  • Article
  • Utility Dive

Texas eyes 765-kV transmission lines in regional ‘transmission race’

Construction of a new 765-kV transmission “backbone” in Texas will cost only 4% more than expanding the existing 345-kV system to enable anticipated load growth,

  • December 5, 2024
  • Article
  • ERCOT

Report on Existing and Potential Electric System Constraints and Needs

ERCOT developed the Permian Basin Reliability Plan Study and filed it with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) in July 2024. The plan identified

  • August 1, 2024
  • Article
  • Electric Power Engineers

Congested Transmission Lines Wasting Texas’ Renewable Power

Transmission system congestion is an issue that is plaguing our nation’s electric grid, and Texas/ERCOT is no exception. The Lonestar State is known for consuming

  • July 2, 2024
  • Article
  • Energy Exemplar

Transmission Congestion Analysis – Critical to a More Resilient Energy Future

The U.S. electric grid and transmission infrastructure are both aging and challenged in their ability to meet future loads. Yet demand continues to grow, driven

  • April 23, 2024
  • Article
  • Utility Dive

The case for electricity transmission competition has never been clearer with today’s inflation

  • September 8, 2023
  • Article
  • KUT News

ERCOT can’t move energy where it needs to go, and it’s putting the grid at risk

When power reserves dropped steeply Wednesday evening, pushing the Texas power grid into emergency mode, people had a lot of theories about what happened. Did

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