Texas in the National Spotlight: Reading & Podcast Picks, May 6, 2025

Financial Times: AI data centers need all-of-the-above energy; TAB: Red tape for energy generation is bad for Texas; Geothermal is having a moment; Solar consumer protection bill advances

Reading and Podcast Picks is a collection of what we’ve been reading and listening to over the last week or so about energy topics.

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How Texas Could Destroy Its Electricity Market | Shift Key Podcast

I joined Jesse Jenkins and Robinson Meyer on Shift Key to talk about how Texas became the country’s renewable energy leader, overtaking even California, and why that progress is in jeopardy.