Solar the new ‘king of electricity’ as renewables make up bigger slice of supply: IEA
By Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) – Solar output is expected to lead a surge in renewable power supply in the next decade, the International Energy Agency said, with renewables seen accounting for 80% of growth in global electricity generation under current conditions. In its annual World Energy Outlook on Tuesday, the IEA said in its central […]
Energy Corruption Not Just an Ohio Problem, It Is a Monopoly Problem
by Mark Pischea John Steinbeck wrote, “Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts … perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” As politicos and policymakers across the country continue to reel from the revelations of corruption between FirstEnergy and Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, it would be easy to relate that quote to powerful politicians […]
Texas’ Electricity Resources: Where Power Comes From — And How It Gets To You
Lisa Minton In 1883, Galveston became the first city in Texas to install electric lights. It wasn’t long before power plants were built in other Texas towns and cities, providing energy for lights, appliances, elevators, pumps, and industrial machinery, and transforming our lives in ways Benjamin Franklin couldn’t have imagined during his kite experiment on […]
NEW REPORT CALLS FOR GREATER COMPETITION IN THE TEXAS ELECTRICITY MARKET
AUSTIN, Texas (July 23, 2020) Today, Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation (CTEI), a member of the Conservative Energy Network, announced the release of an extensive research report titled: “Electric Competition in Texas: A Successful Model to Guide the Future”. The report was produced by two of the nation’s leading academics in the field of energy […]
Secretary of Energy: Trump powering oil and gas comeback
By Dan Brouillette The coronavirus pandemic dealt a heavy blow to the oil and gas industry in Texas and around the nation. The sudden decline in demand and collapse in prices, followed by job losses and company bankruptcies, has been unlike anything we have seen in decades, perhaps in the industry’s history. Since 1901, when […]
Thousands Oppose Bid to Undo Net Metering
By Michael Kuser and Rich Heidorn Jr. Thousands of individuals and groups urged FERC to reject a request by a purported ratepayer group to outlaw net metering for rooftop solar generation. As the comment deadline closed Monday, the commission had received more than 500 individual comments or requests to intervene in the docket opened in […]
Renewable energy and the free market economy
How the heavy-handed federal government is straying from its free market ideals and slowing down the renewable energy industry. Take FERC’s recent mandated Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) in the PJM market, for example. JUNE 1, 2020 SHIVAPRIYA BALASUBRAMANIAN apitalism and the free market economy have helped create the world we live in today. This […]
The New Frontier for Texas Electricity Competition: Enabling Distributed Resources and Avoiding Price Controls
Texas has the freest electricity market in the nation. Most of the state operates under its own electric grid, managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). And with a few exceptions, the market for electric generation within ERCOT is wide open to competition. Over the past two decades, competition for wholesale and retail […]
Commentary: Energy storage is a game-changer for Texas
By Matt Welch and Suzanne Bertin New battery technologies and innovations are paving the way.The phrases “turning winds” and a “a new sun rising” are often used to describe change, and these metaphors could not be more appropriate in describing our energy system today, as the wind and sun themselves are driving the transformation. Even […]
Statewide Poll Shows Strong Support Across Party Lines for Free Market Energy Solutions and Increased Competition Innovative technologies and capital investments are widely supported
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 4, 2020Contact: Matt Welch – [email protected] Statewide Poll Shows Strong Support Across Party Lines forFree Market Energy Solutions and Increased CompetitionInnovative technologies and capital investments are widely supported AUSTIN, Texas — Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation (CTEI) today released its second annual statewide poll that demonstrates Texas voters’ strong support of public […]
