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Proposed DOI offshore wind leases may mean trouble for the Texas grid
By Bill Peacock | Jul 25, 2023
The Department of the Interior announced last week that it will hold its first offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico.
Electricity markets will work if Texas politicians will let them
By Bill Peacock | Feb 7, 2023
The Public Utility Commission of Texas recently voted to proceed with a redesign of the Texas electricity market despite opposition concerned about its high cost and poor chances to improve reliability.
Texas' corporate welfare scheme decreases grid reliability, shrouds property tax pain
By Bill Peacock | Sep 20, 2022
Last year pressure from both progressives and conservatives resulted in the Texas Legislature failing to renew Chapter 313 - Texas' corporate-welfare clause
It is time for Chapters 312 and 313 to come to an end
By Bill Peacock | May 24, 2022
Property tax abatements under Chapters 312 and 313 of the Texas Tax Code allow counties, cities, school districts, and special purpose districts to reduce the amount of taxes paid by favored businesses that locate or expand within their geographic boundaries.
Increased oil exports will benefit Americans
By Bill Peacock | Mar 30, 2022
Americans have recently become painfully aware of the international scope of oil markets.
Texans will take a hit under the $3.5 Trillion Budget Reconciliation Bill
By Bill Peacock | Oct 19, 2021
Human nature often leads us to believe we will not be harmed by events in faraway places. However, when it comes to the proposed $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill in our nation’s capital, Texans should not succumb to this fallacy. If passed, the bill will adversely affect our state for years to come.
Will the Texas Legislature take on renewable energy?
By Bill Peacock | May 24, 2021
Despite years of increasing reliance on intermittent generation sources like wind and solar, Texas policymakers seem to have been caught by surprise by the blackouts experienced by millions of Texans this winter.