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Oil drillers are increasingly hooking up to the grid for power – potentially straining infrastructure

Alexandra Hart

Some companies, facing pressure from investors, are electrifying drilling processes.
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A small, quiet step toward connecting Texas’ ERCOT grid has stalled

Laura Rice | Texas Standard

Dallas Morning News Watchdog columnist Dave Lieber reports power lines would go through Louisiana to partially connect Texas’ ERCOT grid with power sources in Mississippi.