Texas

Photo courtesy of David Campbell.

Texas offers an instructive case study for the growth of renewable energy. Most of the state’s electricity is delivered through the deregulated Electric Reliability Council of Texas market. The state has long since surpassed its mandated renewable portfolio standard, so market dynamics dictate the ongoing pace of renewables growth. Nonetheless...

This March 10 op/ed takes oil and gas executives' paeans to the Inflation Reduction Act for a drive around the block.

It's CERA week, meaning oil and gas executives have commenced proclaiming their needs. In this March 7 nibble from the wire service, ConocoPhilips' CEO calls for permitting reform in stark terms.

This February 23 report peeks at debates in state legislatures over the right- and the reward - associated with transmission infrastructure.

The Gulf of Mexico on the Pensacola, Florida coast / Capt_tain Tom / CC BY 2.0

In the American Southeast, oil and gas developers have shown interest in learning the economics of offshore wind. States and the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management have wanted to encourage this interest. This memo sets out steps for state-federal cooperation to encourage offshore wind deployment around and across the...

Energy Efficiency:

Source: ACEEE

Buildings:
Score 6.50 / 9

Utilities:
Score 1.00 / 20

Transportation:
Score 3.50 / 12

Source: DSIRE

Energy Efficiency Programs:
103 Incentives and Policies

Solar Power:

Source: DSIRE

Renewable Energy Programs:
66 Incentives and Policies

Solar Energy Programs:
58 Incentives and Policies

Source: YPCCC

83%

of people in Texas support funding research into renewable energy sources in 2020.

(-3 of the national average)
(est. 17,096,518 of 20,592,509 adults)

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