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New NRG natural gas facility coming to NE Houston, Abbott says

  • Feb 17

Texas City power plant fire remains under investigation

  • Nov 18, 2025

Firefighters battle large power plant fire in Texas City: officials

  • Nov 17, 2025

Entire island of Puerto Rico without power for 2nd time in months

  • Apr 17, 2025

Sugar Land scraps plan for gas power plant after community concerns

  • Feb 20, 2025

Utility companies say they're ready for winter storm

  • Jan 21, 2025

Sugar Land neighbors unconvinced about proposed gas power plant

  • Aug 22, 2024

Entergy and TNMP customers face power restoration delays after Beryl

  • Jul 12, 2024

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Massive fire at decommissioned power plant in Texas City creates large smoke plume, officials say

  • Nov 17, 2025
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Massive fire at decommissioned power plant in Texas City creates large smoke plume, officials say

  • Nov 16, 2025
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Entergy and TNMP customers face power restoration delays after Beryl

  • Jul 12, 2024
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Power outage at Shell Deer Park facility causes flaring that could last days, according to company

  • Mar 24, 2024
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Controversial battery storage facilities coming to Thompsons

  • Mar 13, 2024
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Houston hosts 1st ever Texas Power Grid Summit

  • Feb 7, 2024
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Power outage at chemical plant in SE Houston sends heavy black smoke seen near Downtown Houston

  • Dec 23, 2023
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ERCOT says grid will meet demand in fall, but concerned for winter

  • Sep 22, 2023

Latest Stories

Power outage at Shell Deer Park facility causes flaring that could last days, according to company

The facility lost power sometime around Friday, which caused the flaring. However, in a statement sent by Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, the company has yet to reveal what chemicals are being burned.

  • Mar 24, 2024

Controversial battery storage facilities coming to tiny town of Thompsons

The new power plants are more efficient than traditional batteries and great for powering up communities. However, the concern is that lithium batteries explode into flames and expel toxic gases when they fail.

  • Mar 13, 2024

Houston hosts 1st ever Texas Power Grid Summit, aimed at helping grid

The grid is still tenuous. It needs help, and it'll take $10 billion to help it. In November, voters elected for the state to loan that amount to investors so they could build new gas-powered plants.

  • Feb 7, 2024

Power outage at chemical plant in SE Houston sends heavy black smoke seen near Downtown Houston

Did you see heavy black smoke close to downtown? The chemical plant, the TPC Group, announced there was no impact on the public as a power outage at the plant caused the flare-up.

  • Dec 23, 2023

ERCOT CEO gives the grid an 'A' for how it handled the record summer heat and demand

Eyewitness News got the top exec at the state's grid operator to address multiple topics, including how he would grade its handling of the summer and whether Texas will meet fall demand.

  • Sep 22, 2023