I keep seeing people debate “energy reliability” when Texas is adding more power than any other state, but 92% of it is coming from renewables and storage. So why is the Legislature pushing bills that would cripple wind and solar?
SB 819 is the latest move to block tax incentives for renewables while keeping fossil fuel subsidies untouched. This isn’t about reliability, it’s about political theater and protecting donors. Meanwhile:
- Texas’ biggest power companies rely on renewables, but lawmakers act like they don’t exist.
- Rural communities are making billions from wind & solar projects, but they’re the ones getting screwed.
- Gas and coal get endless subsidies, but when renewables get incentives, suddenly it’s “unfair.”
Feels like the media should be covering this way more. Here’s a solid breakdown of how SB 819 could screw over Texas ratepayers while keeping power prices high: https://www.douglewin.com/p/a-time-for-choosing
Source: EnviroMaverick
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Because the Texas GOP is stupid
These are the same states that have refused Obamacare out of an ideological objection to its signer, at the cost of their own people’s health and lives.
They will burn down the house we all live in. They do not care.
Have you listened to a republican in the last 20 years? They are an opposition party, doesn’t matter what. Their only political opinion is to destroy the status quo of common sense.