Reading and Podcast Picks

Why Do Some Legislators Work Against Their Districts? Reading & Podcast Picks, April 20, 2025

A study for the Texas Association of Business shows grid reliability goes down, costs go up if renewables are constrained; plus articles on SB 819, the…

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AI and Energy: Reading & Podcast Picks, April 14, 2025

A new report on data center demand growth; ERCOT's new projections of load growth in Texas; an op-ed on an "industry killer" bill and another on…

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Data Centers, Texas Energy Fund, and More: Reading and Podcast Picks, April 2, 2025

Articles on the Texas Energy Fund, podcasts on data center energy demand, energy efficiency at the Texas Legislature, and President Trump's energy…

Apr 2 •

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Reading & Podcast Picks — March 26, 2025: Solar manufacturing, bad bills, and more

Texas is becoming a leader in solar manufacturing; more on the Senate's anti-energy, anti-growth bills; geothermal jobs; potential IRA repeal impacts on…

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Reading & Podcast Picks — March 4, 2025: Data Centers, Nukes, VPPs, and More

Lots of great articles on gas turbine supply chain problems, data centers, ERCOT's solar and storage growth, nuclear power, co-ops going big on virtual…

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Reading and Podcast Picks — February 21, 2025: Clean Energy and Grid Reliability

Clean energy's impact on resource adequacy, operational reliability, and resiliency; geothermal; transmission; virtual power plants; anti-renewable…

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Reading and Podcast Picks — February 16, 2025

Clean energy during Trump's second term, a new nuclear power bill at the Texas legislature, Solar for All in Texas, ERCOT's deeply flawed CDR report…

Feb 16 •

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Reading and Podcast Picks — February 11, 2025

Clean energy economic impacts, AI power consumption, paying for transmission, wildfires in West Texas, and more in this edition of Reading and Podcast…

Feb 11 •

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Reading and Podcast Picks — January 26, 2025

Batteries in Texas; prospects for bipartisan energy policy under Secretary Wright; cybersecurity benefits of VPPs; the strange case of Scott Sheffield…

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Reading and Podcast Picks — January 11, 2025

Articles and podcasts on connecting ERCOT to the rest of the country, the recent winter storm, a look ahead to the Texas legislative session, and much…

Jan 11 •

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Reading and Podcast Picks — December 27, 2024

A curated collection of articles and podcasts to keep you informed.

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Reading and Podcast Picks — December 6, 2024

Some great articles and podcasts to keep you informed on Texas energy

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