Energy

The Home Utility Management System would allow households to collect and utilize energy and water for themselves, rather than relying on a grid. While federal funding is still up in the air, researchers with the project are seeking new opportunities to implement the system in practice.

Environmental groups worry direct carbon capture is not the silver bullet to curb climate change many energy companies purport it to be.

The City of Lubbock Water Utilities identified customers with galvanized steel pipes as part of its service line inventory. Our Samantha Larned reports that these pipes can increase the likelihood of lead entering the water supply. Texas lawmakers heard testimony yesterday from ranchers affected by last year’s historic wildfire in the Panhandle as they consider a proposal placing more requirements on oil and gas operators to reduce wildfire risk.

Amid dangerous weather conditions, 65,000 Xcel Energy customers are without power and several wildfires burn in the Texas Panhandle. While collapsed structures and zero visibility affect drivers and residents across the region.

Natural gas could play a role in the green energy transition, but additional natural transmission pipelines are critical to meet growing electricity demand.

Xcel Energy has warned South Plains customers of possible power shutoffs due to today’s expected strong winds and low humidity. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on the approach to wildfire risk following the Smokehouse Creek Fire last year. Civic Lubbock, Inc. and other community partners have begun planning this year's 4th on Broadway celebration, following changes to the annual event's organization announced in January.

Experts were skeptical of a report from the Texas grid operator showing the state could run short of power by 2026.

It took a man actively trying not to find oil to make the biggest oil discovery in U.S. history.

After a statewide blackout in 2021 and a massive Austin outage in 2023, cold weather means energy anxiety for many in Central Texas.

A political science professor with McMurry University says that with factors like uncontested races — of which Lubbock had 13 — the Democratic Party in West Texas is in shambles. The future of the region's major industries like oil and gas, may be affected by President-elect Donald Trump’s approach to foreign affairs.