Lawmakers Scrap Over ‘Outside Groups’
Angry debate erupted on House floor when Rep. Byron Cook allowed an amendment that would’ve gutted a previously-uncontested portion of the PUC sunset bill.
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Solar Power Could See Explosive Growth in Texas over Coming Decades
Solar is just a tiny sliver—less than 1 percent—of Texas’ electricity mix.
Yet, the economics are becoming increasingly favorable for solar to take off in a big way. The question is probably when, not if. And a recent analysis by ERCOT has some very rosy projections for the future of the solar industry in Texas. (And some very sour news for nuclear, coal and maybe even natural gas.)
Report: Electricity Deregulation Has Cost Texans $10.4 Billion
How’s the great free-market experiment into electricity deregulation going? Not all that great for the average Texan, according to a report released today that [...]
Solar Advocates Say It’s High Time For Public Utility Commission to Act
Seven years after the Texas Legislature passed a bill calling for the state to add 500 megawatts of non-wind renewable power to its energy [...]