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Texas Attorney General says counties do not have the ability to ban solar farms
On Aug. 16, the Texas Attorney general's office issued a letter saying that counties do not have the ability to ban solar farms. The letter came in response to a request on the subject from the Franklin County, TX county attorney.
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PUC commissioner on possible electricity market redesign: 'Texas must maintain year-round reliability under all weather conditions'
Reports indicate that the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) is on the verge of considering a redesign of the Texas electricity market. In July 2021, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wrote a letter directing the PUC to begin work on redesigning the market. Energy market spectators are wary of the potential shifts saying that the reliability of Texas electricity "may get worse before it gets better."
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Proposed electric market changes would cost Texans tens of billions more — without doing enough to improve reliability
A proposed California-style redesign of Texas’ electricity market would cost Texans an additional $22.8 billion from 2025 to 2030 — including $8.5 billion more in 2025 alone — but would not make the state’s power grid significantly more reliable, according to a study released by the Texas Consumer Association on Wednesday.
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Gitt: 'Only 3% of wind power capacity was available when Texas needed it most'
In a recent tweet, Brian Gitt noted that wind energy is not a major contributor to Texas' grid, despite calls for increased resources for wind energy. He added these thoughts to a quote from Robert Bryce and supplied data for his claims.
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Energy watchdog says electricity provider's profits are 'costing Texans billions'
The big payday for one of the largest energy providers in Texas amid the ongoing heat wave and calls for energy conservation is far from market driven, a business energy watchdog told the Austin Journal
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Energy Alliance policy director: 'All Texas has to do is let the market work'
Bill Peacock, policy director of the Energy Alliance, is criticizing the recent restructuring of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
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Study finds decline in reliability and affordability caused by politicization of the Texas electricity market
The Energy Alliance on July 14 released a new study, The Decline and Fall of Reliability, Affordability, and Competition in ERCOT, that explains the connection between political interference and the decline in generation adequacy and reliability in the Texas grid.
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Energy expert criticizes Texas wind investment: '$51.5 billion of that investment was waste'
Bill Peacock, policy director of The Energy Alliance, recently criticized the number of state funds that Texas has invested in renewable energy sources in a June 11 tweet.