Sitemap - 2025 - The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter
Renewables Spur Economic Growth in Rural Texas: Reading & Podcast Picks, September 14, 2025
PUC Chair Proposes $2.4 Billion Hard Cap for Entergy's Gas Plants: Grid Roundup #75
Why Are Energy Bills Rising So Fast? A Conversation with Charles Hua
Gas Plants Could Double, Solar Would Still Dominate: Reading & Podcast Picks, September 7, 2025
New Residential Demand Response Proposal in Texas: Grid Roundup #74
The Affordability Crisis Deepens: Reading & Podcast Picks, August 31, 2025
"One of the Hottest Data Center Markets in the Country" with CPS Energy's CEO Rudy Garza
Large Load Discussion Drafts Filed: Grid Roundup #73
Entergy Texas Picks Expensive Plan: Reading & Podcast Picks, August 24, 2025
Texas Approaching 100 Gigawatts of Emission-Free Power, Grid Roundup #72
Substack Chat Tomorrow and Special Presentation Friday
Here Comes the Sun: Bill McKibben on Solar’s Breakout Moment
Solar Ascent, Reading & Podcast Picks, August 17, 2025
Three Big Texas Energy Events You Don't Want to Miss
Flexibility as a Service with Octopus Energy US CEO Nick Chaset
Energy Pragmatism: The Path to Abundance
American Energy Manufacturing Declines: Reading & Podcast Picks, August 10, 2025
Texas' Demand Growth Exceeds China’s: Grid Roundup #71
Rapid Demand Growth Outpaced by New Supply in Texas: Grid Roundup #70
"They're Going Against Their Own Voters": Reading & Podcast Picks, August 3, 2025
Texas Businesses To Pay 54% More for Power
New Solar and Storage Records in Texas: Grid Roundup #69
21st Century Fire: What Recent Wildfires Tell Us About Our Future
Higher Energy Costs From the OBBB: Reading & Podcast Picks, July 22, 2025
TRE: Solar and Storage Help Reliability; Texas Grid Roundup #68
Nuclear Goes Modular to Meet AI Demand with Aalo's Matt Loszak
Power Costs Projected to Increase by $52 Billion: Grid Roundup #67
Shape Load Perfectly, Inject Energy Optimally with Sonnen's Blake Richetta
"Slightly" Less Energy Scarcity
Shortcast: Solar Jobs Are Not "Fentanyl Jobs"
The End of Solar & Battery Manufacturing in America?
ERCOT Board Meeting Chat Starting Now
RMR Costs Soar: Grid Roundup #66
Economic Eclipse: Congress Tries to Block the Sun with SEIA's Sean Gallagher & Daniel Giese
High Demand Expected for Another Hotter Than Normal Summer: Grid Roundup #65
Texas To Lose Over 100,000 Jobs: Reading & Podcast Picks
The Senate Should Not Surrender
Solar Power and Energy Consumption Both Up Sharply in Texas in 2025, Grid Roundup #64
Consumers in the Crosshairs: Reading & Podcast Picks, June 8, 2025
Both Supply *and* Demand Are Booming in Texas: Grid Roundup #63
"It's Easier to Build Here," Texas Energy After the 89th Legislature with Claire Hao
Weekend Edition: Reading & Podcast Picks
Texas Energy Fund, Wildfires, Energy Efficiency and more: Grid Roundup #62
Nearing the Legislative Finish Line: Grid Roundup #61
Eight Days Left in Session Edition of Reading & Podcast Picks
Texas the Biggest Loser in US House Budget Bill: Grid Roundup #60
Solutions Over Theatrics with Texas House Energy Resources Chairman Drew Darby
Powering the Next Texas Economic Miracle with Glenn Hamer
Senate Bill 6 Passes House Committee: Grid Roundup #59
The Impact of Limiting Renewables in Texas with Olivier Beaufils
Peak Performance: Grid Roundup #58
Record May Peak Demand Coming Wednesday: Grid Roundup #57
ERCOT CEO says "we need all resources": Grid Roundup #56
Texas' Renewable Energy Growth with Suncast's Nico Johnson
Texas in the National Spotlight: Reading & Podcast Picks, May 6, 2025
House Bill 3556 Endangers Valuable Energy Projects
Good News Edition: Texas Grid Roundup #55
Texas' Load Growth Challenges – And Opportunities, with Arushi Sharma Frank
New Texas Energy Poll & more: Reading & Podcast Picks, April 29, 2025
An Impactful PUC Decision and An Expensive Legislative Proposal: Grid Roundup #54
How Batteries Are Reshaping the Texas Grid with Suzanne Leta
Nuclear, Transmission, and Large Load Updates: Texas Grid Roundup April 22, 2025
Another Anti-Energy, Anti-Growth Bill Looms
Why Do Some Legislators Work Against Their Districts? Reading & Podcast Picks, April 20, 2025
Does the Texas Legislature Still Believe in Market Competition?
How Load Flexibility Could Unlock Energy Abundance with Tyler Norris
Two More Texas Energy Fund Projects Canceled: Grid Roundup #52
BREAKING: SB 715 Likely up for Vote in Committee This Morning
AI and Energy: Reading & Podcast Picks, April 14, 2025
ERCOT "Well-Suited" to Meet Load Growth, Says CEO: Grid Roundup #51
Rural Texans Speak Against Senate Bill 819
Geothermal’s Moment with Jamie Beard
Grid Roundup #50: ERCOT Board Meeting Edition
Join Me Today for a Special Presentation
DERs in Trouble in Texas: Grid Roundup #49
A Conservative Case for Clean Energy with John Szoka
Data Centers, Texas Energy Fund, and More: Reading and Podcast Picks, April 2, 2025
More Gas Plants Withdraw From Texas Energy Fund: Grid Roundup #48
Reading & Podcast Picks — March 26, 2025: Solar manufacturing, bad bills, and more
Senate to Hear Another Anti-Energy, Anti-Growth Bill
Natural Gas Gets Expensive, Grid Roundup #47
New Nuclear in Texas, with Doug Robison and Dr. Rusty Towell
The Texas Senate Is a Threat to U.S. Energy Security
Texas Nuclear Fund Gets a House Hearing: Grid Roundup #46
Join me at Distributech next week
Disconnected by Design with Mose Buchele
Senate Committee Passes SB 6, Big Questions Remain: Grid Roundup #45
Senate Committee Says Batteries Aren't Dispatchable: Grid Roundup #44
The PUC Can — and Should — Stop ERCOT From Wasting Money
Join Me for a Live Podcast Recording at SXSW
Using AI to Strengthen the Grid with Mary Cleary
Reading & Podcast Picks — March 4, 2025: Data Centers, Nukes, VPPs, and More
Energy Efficiency Rulemaking and House Committees Kick Off: Grid Roundup #43
The Energy System We Need with John Arnold
Special ERCOT Board Meeting Tomorrow May Approve Wasteful Spending
99 Gigawatts Ain’t a Problem: Grid Roundup #42
Reading and Podcast Picks — February 21, 2025: Clean Energy and Grid Reliability
New Winter Peak Demand Record in ERCOT: Grid Roundup #41
Know Before You Go Solar with Sara DiNatale
Reading and Podcast Picks — February 16, 2025
A Time for Choosing (Narrated Article)
Large Loads at the Lege: Grid Roundup #40
Reading and Podcast Picks — February 11, 2025
Texas’ Energy Future: A Conversation with Jimmy Glotfelty
Texas Economy Fueled by Solar & Storage: Grid Roundup #39
Wired for Change with Congressman Greg Casar
Rapid Supply Growth and New Transmission in ERCOT: Grid Roundup #38
Reading and Podcast Picks — January 26, 2025
Winter Storm Enzo Is Approaching. Is the Grid Ready?
Join Me at Canary Live Events in Houston and Austin
Another Cold Snap and More Demand Growth: Grid Roundup #37
Can We Triple Power Sources in 15 Years?
Reading and Podcast Picks — January 11, 2025
Texas Grid Reliability: Winter Storm Blair and What’s Changed Since 2021
Peak Demand Tomorrow Morning: Is the Grid Ready?
Spotlight: Revisiting Key Episodes on The Energy Capital Podcast