Icing could cause local power outages if branches fall onto lines, ERCOT’s CEO said, "but the electric grid is going to be performing reliably."

Texas power grid operator ERCOT is facing its first test of the winter season as the state headed into a deep cold snap expected to last until Friday. The power grid agency issued a weather advisory that went into effect Monday, indicating power reserves could fall as demand spikes. The weather advisory lasts until Friday.

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth issued a cold weather advisory through 10 a.m. Monday morning as temperatures plunged. Oncor is reporting more than 5,000 North Texans are without power.

according to forecasts from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). It doesn’t snow often in North Texas, but when it does, you’re likely to remember it. Here’s a look back at how the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s photographers documented ...

AUSTIN - As an arctic blast settled over Texas on Monday, dropping temperatures into the low 20s in some areas, the state’s grid operator said it’s not expectin

That means ERCOT could draw on electric utilities from other parts of the state that are unaffected, like the Gulf Coast or South Texas if any power generation plants were to break down in North ...