Energy

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.

The three challengers seeking to unseat Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick focus on different issues, but share a common critique of the state's oil and gas regulator.

While energy experts say the Texas energy grid is more reliable than three years ago, KERA’s Pablo Arauz Peña reports the grid still faces challenges as providers transition to clean energy sources. Last week, school districts across Lubbock County took part in the seventh annual United we read event to encourage a love of reading in their students.

Energy experts say Texas' grid is more reliable than it was three years ago — when a massive winter storm knocked out power to millions. But there are still challenges.