Gregory Burnett News


ERCOT data shows that wind generation in Texas is down almost 6% in the first six months of 2023

Data from ERCOT, the electric grid manager for most of Texas, for the first six months of 2023 shows that generation of electricity from wind turbines is down almost 6 percent from last year. This calls into question the ability of wind to contribute to grid reliability.


Texans for Fiscal Responsibility executive director: 'The Chapter 313 Tax Abatement Program was corporate welfare at the expense of individual Texas taxpayers'

House Bill 5, which creates a new program designed to "create jobs and to generate state and local tax revenue" through property tax agreement with businesses granted by school districts, was filed on Feb. 28 by Rep. Todd Hunter (R-TX).


Theoretical physicist is against 'the extensive DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) bureaucracy at universities'

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has introduced PIER plans (Promoting Inclusive and Equitable Research) in fiscal year 2023, beginning Oct. 1, for all grant proposals.