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Consumers in the Crosshairs: Reading & Podcast Picks, June 8, 2025
Higher consumer electricity prices if the House's budget bill becomes law; data centers and gas turbines; record Permian oil production; Trump executive…
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Doug Lewin
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Both Supply *and* Demand Are Booming in Texas: Grid Roundup #63
ERCOT shows over 400 gigawatts in the interconnection queue; IMM says batteries are lowering consumer costs; Industrial growth is over 15% annually in…
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"It's Easier to Build Here," Texas Energy After the 89th Legislature with Claire Hao
Houston Chronicle energy reporter Claire Hao covered the legislative session in depth; she joined me to discuss what passed, what didn't, and what it…
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Doug Lewin
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Is ERCOT attempting to "eighty-six" batteries?
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ERCOT Has More Questions to Answer
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ERCOT Still Doesn’t Understand Winter Demand
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A Year of the IRA in Texas: More Solar, Storage, Jobs, and Investment
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Peak Demand Tomorrow Morning: Is the Grid Ready?
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The Texas Senate Is a Threat to U.S. Energy Security
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It’s Finally Over
The Legislature has concluded its biennial 140-day sprint, rejecting proposals that would have kneecapped the Texas economy
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Texas Energy Fund, Wildfires, Energy Efficiency and more: Grid Roundup #62
Texas Energy Fund is fully funded; Texas will put a bigger focus on reducing energy waste; update on major bills still moving; wildfire preparedness…
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Nearing the Legislative Finish Line: Grid Roundup #61
Key legislative deadlines have passed but much remains to be determined in final days; large load bill passes the House; Senate amends, passes coastal…
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Eight Days Left in Session Edition of Reading & Podcast Picks
Latitude's Open Circuit podcast on Texas policy; solar & storage helping Texas during early heat waves; Fire Weather; utility regulation in the current…
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Solutions Over Theatrics with Texas House Energy Resources Chairman Drew Darby
Chairman Darby joins me to talk about pragmatic energy leadership, transmission reform, and why an all-of-the-above strategy is essential for powering…
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Nathan Peavey
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Money for Nothing
Texas utilities want to be rewarded with lavish incentives for delivering less energy savings, at a time when Texas desperately needs to reduce energy…
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Powering the Next Texas Economic Miracle with Glenn Hamer
Texas Association of Business President & CEO Glenn Hamer joins me to talk about why Texas needs an all-of-the-above energy strategy for AI, national…
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Nathan Peavey
Senate Bill 6 Passes House Committee: Grid Roundup #59
House State Affairs passed SB 6 with Chairman Darby's HB 3970 added; PUC appointees go before Senate Nominations this morning; battery state-of-charge…
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The Impact of Limiting Renewables in Texas with Olivier Beaufils
Aurora Energy’s Olivier Beaufils on what modeling reveals about the grid and cost impacts of limiting renewable development, and the massive potential…
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Nathan Peavey
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