Lessons from the 2021 Texas electricity crisis
The following is a contributed article by Peter Cramton, Professor of Economics at the University of Cologne and the University of Maryland (emeritus since 2018). He was vice chair and an independent director of the ERCOT board before resigning on February 24, 2021. During four frigid days in mid-February, the Texas electricity market had more […]
CARBON CAPTURE IN TEXAS
by KENNETH B. MEDLOCK III | KEILY MILLER Since mid-2019, the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy has convened a diverse group of stakeholders – consisting of corporations, industry special interest groups, academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) – to explore the deployment of carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies […]
Commentary: Keep Texas going with a mix of power
Matt Welch, For the Express-News The last week has been insane for Texans. Cascading failures of our major energy systems have left many of us questioning our faith that the lights will turn on when we flip the switch or the heat will come on when we turn the dial. People are furious, and they […]
EIA projects renewables share of U.S. electricity generation mix will double by 2050
In its Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that the share of renewables in the U.S. electricity generation mix will increase from 21% in 2020 to 42% in 2050. Wind and solar generation are responsible for most of that growth. The renewable share is projected to increase as nuclear and coal-fired […]
Largest Solar Project in US Underway in Texas
Sarah Lozanova U.S. solar generation capacity is soaring. Construction began recnetly on the Samson Solar Energy Center, the largest planned solar energy farm in the United States. When completed, the solar farm will have 1,013 megawatts of generating capacity. This solar farm will be considerably larger than the 690 MW Gemini solar project with battery storage under construction […]
Almost All New US Power Plants Built in 2021 Will Be Carbon-Free
Federal data reveals that natural gas will supply just 16 percent of new power plants this year as cheap wind and solar power take over the market. JULIAN SPECTOR JANUARY 14, 2021 Wind and solar make up a small share of U.S. electricity production today, but they’re poised to supply 70 percent of new power plant capacity […]
Energy industry beginning to get behind tech incubators
By Jim Magill, Correspondent Dec. 31, 2020 The Cannon has nurtured young companies for more than three years, expanding from its original outpost in west Houston to locations in downtown and the Galleria. As another sign of the innovation hub’s success, a key tenant recently signed a lease to significantly expand in the flagship facility in […]
Davis: Clean energy provides lifeline for rural Texas
JOHN DAVIS Whether the piney woods of East Texas, the vast open prairie lands of West Texas, the rolling hills of the Texas Hill Country, or the fertile soils of the Rio Grande Valley, rural Texas is part of the lore and legend of our amazing state. Many Texans who now live in cities and […]
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 […]
