ERCOT, and Texas, Need a Different Kind of Growth

In the energy system, as in life, some growth is good and some is not.

The Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant in El Paso.

When we’re young, we grow. We add inches and pounds and that’s still unambiguously great. 

As we grow older, we seek out other kinds of growth — intellectual, social, spiritual, and emotional. We may want to learn a new language, travel to new places, and acquire new knowledge and skills. We’re prob…