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Energy analyst fears Texas consumers will be 'stuck paying higher bills for years'
Texas lawmakers' recent response to February's widespread power outages due to the winter storm included making adjustments to the state's power grid that analysts say will begin to solve some of the problems identified by the storm, according to a Texas Tribune report.
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'The sad truth': Energy director says renewable sources might not keep electricity on across Texas
Energy Alliance Policy Director Bill Peacock said renewable energy sources including wind power might not be enough to keep Texans' electric power on this summer, and he faulted the state’s reliance on "green energy" when coal power and nuclear could meet the state's demand.
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Energy Alliance policy director: Big investment in renewables not good news for Texas
Bill Peacock, Energy Alliance's policy director, says any big investment in Texas renewable energy is doing more harm than good.
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Peacock on House plan: 'Weatherization should be paid for by generators, not taxpayers or consumers'
The Texas House passed a bill earlier this week with a vote of 126-18 to spend $2 billion to weatherize power plants that failed during last February’s extreme winter storms.
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Renewable energy companies testify against Senate Bill 1278
Several renewable energy companies and groups registered and testified against Texas Senate Bill 1278, a measure that will require renewable energy companies to pay for the costs they impose on the market when they fail to produce the expected levels of energy.
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Energy Alliance director: Buffett's proposed power plants would make Texans 'bear all of the costs'
Representatives from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Energy are currently proposing to build 10 new natural gas power plants in Texas at a cost of $8 billion.
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Energy Alliance director says Chapter 313 tax abatements have 'multiple problems generally when it comes to renewable energy'
Although Chapter 313 tax abatements are under scrutiny for how they dole out taxpayer dollars to renewable energy projects that could otherwise be economically unviable, Texas state Rep. J.M. Lozano (R-Kingsville) and Sen. Beverly Powell (D-Fort Worth) have introduced legislation that would extend the program.