Renewables Set New Records In Texas
Renewables shattered records in Texas recently, despite vigorous and unrelenting opposition from the current federal and state governments. So-called Republicans are always bleating about “all of the above” solutions and how governments “should not be picking winners and losers” in the marketplace. What those arguments come down to is little more than excuses why fossil […]
New Report: Clean Energy Industry is Generating Billions for Texas Landowners and Local Governments
Over 75% of Texas counties are expected to receive significant tax revenues from either wind, solar, or energy storage projects.
How Texas became America’s clean energy leader
Of all the states in the country, Texas is the leader when it comes to wind and solar renewable energy. What lessons can we learn by looking to Texas? Today, On Point: How Texas became America’s clean energy leader. Guests Michael Webber, professor of engineering and public affairs who studies energy at the University of Texas […]
BARRY SMITHERMAN JOINS ADVISORY BOARD OF CONSERVATIVE TEXANS FOR ENERGY INNOVATION
BARRY SMITHERMAN JOINS ADVISORY BOARD OF CONSERVATIVE TEXANS FOR ENERGY INNOVATION
Former Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Railroad Commission Brings Decades of Energy and Electricity Expertise
Texas can’t compete for data centers without diversified energy
Every state in the nation is vying for data centers. These hubs provide the physical infrastructure for the online services that support our everyday lives, from online shopping to cloud-based data storage and security. Texas has more than kept up with the competition and is on track to become the next market leader. However, this […]
Regulatory red tape holds back the carbon capture opportunity in Texas
Matt Welch is state director at Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation. We all know Texas is the energy capital of America, and we know that our ability to lead the country in so many types of energy production — oil, natural gas, wind, solar, battery storage and soon geothermal — is often in spite of federal regulations […]
Texas could become a major producer of another source of renewable energy
Texas has the potential to become a major producer of green hydrogen due to its existing energy infrastructure, according to researchers. That infrastructure is making Texas a “valuable case study” in decarbonizing states that currently produce a high volume of fossil fuels, a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences […]
Austin Energy to start paying business owners to produce solar energy
AUSTIN — A new study by the Bureau of Business Research (BBR) at the IC² Institute predicts significant economic impacts over the next 30 years across the State of Texas with the development of a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) industry. The BBR study evaluates the impact of both the manufacture and deployment of SMRs in […]
Austin Energy to start paying business owners to produce solar energy
AUSTIN, Texas — Local business owners will now have a way of getting involved with sustainable energy while making passive income through a new incentive program from Austin Energy. Austin Energy’s Solar Standard Offer program will give business owners money back for every hour of energy they produce through solar. “This program is going to […]
Southern Power to expand Texas solar facility
Southern Power is expanding its Millers Branch Solar Facility located in Haskell, Texas. The Phase II expansion will add 132-megawatts (MW) of solar power from the previous Phase I and Phase II expansion of 200 MW and 180 MW, respectively. With this new expansion, the Millers Branch Solar Facility will have a total generating capacity […]
