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Expert questions wind energy: 'Wind turbines don't generate power when we need it most'
Energy expert Brian Gitt recently questioned the reliability of wind energy, citing a report by consulting economist Edgardo Sepulveda that was posted on Twitter.
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It is time for Chapters 312 and 313 to come to an end
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.
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Texas power grid warning extended; 'Everyone [is] on notice,' Stoic Energy president says
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is extending a warning for the rest of the week that unusually high temperatures will likely lead to an increased demand on the grid.
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Increased oil exports will benefit Americans
Americans have recently become painfully aware of the international scope of oil markets.
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Experts criticize energy polices in new federal infrastructure bill: 'It's not a climate bill'
Critics are questioning the Biden administration's federal infrastructure bill that passed in early November.
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Texans will take a hit under the $3.5 Trillion Budget Reconciliation Bill
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.
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Peacock: Texas Legislature 'did nothing to address' problems in wind, solar industries
Millions of Texans were left without power after the state was slammed by Winter Storm Uri earlier this year, and the response by the Lone Star State's legislature to the shortcomings in the wind and solar energy industry have disappointed some power and energy analysts.
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Analyst: Subsidies for renewable energy 'making the problem more expensive' for Texas
Energy Alliance Policy Director Bill Peacock said Texas could solve its power problems as easy as one, two, three.
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Energy Alliance analyst sees danger in Texas following 'capacity market' model of California, New York
Switching from Texas' current electricity market structure to a "capacity market" will make electricity bills in the state go up but not make the grid, which teetered almost to a halt in February, more reliable, according to a recent report.