AUSTIN, Texas -- Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the agenda for the special legislative session that begins Thursday, asking lawmakers to prioritize 11 issues that largely appeal to conservatives who ...

The Smart Grid Super Session will explore the impact of smart grid technology in lowering energy costs for consumers, achieving energy independence, and automating the electric grid. It will also ...

With just weeks left in the state’s legislative session, Brooklyn elected officials and environmental activists are calling for the passage of critical climate-centered bills — and for utility giant ...

Such changes introduce a new paradigm in the cultural infrastructure of power systems, which requires a great deal of cooperation between utilities, power generation companies, consumers, governments ...

Some say Gov. Greg Abbott should have included the Texas power grid on his agenda for the special legislative session. David J. Phillip AP Some Democrats and consumer advocates say Republican Gov.

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