By Andy Nghiem — Austin News Texas residents face nearly $38 billion in energy costs related to power outages caused by last winter’s extreme arctic storm. As Winter Storm Uri battered Texas in February, causing massive blackouts across the state, the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued an order increasing the price of electricity to…
Author: Bill
Can Drunks–or Gays–Go To Heaven?
We had a great conversation in my church recently about the issues coming up at next week’s General Assembly, thanks to the great work of several elders wading through all the overtures and presenting to us the details. Probably the issue that brought about the most conversation was the ongoing concern by many in the…
The PCA Has Fallen into Error, and Can’t Get Back Up: Part 4-General Assembly
I did not know anything about reformed theology when I first came to the PCA in 1998. What I did know, after spending the first five years after my baptism in the Episcopal Church, was that I was not being fed with the whole counsel of the Word of God. Some friends convinced me that…
The California and Texas Greenouts
Photo by Singkham Renewables show again that they aren’t reliable to power the grid. By The Editorial Board – WSJ Electric grid operators in Texas and California are again urging residents to conserve power amid a sweltering heat wave to avoid blackouts. Keeping your thermostat at 78 degrees during the summer may be the green…
Big Wind and Big Solar Got $22 Billion in Subsidies
By Robert Bryce at RealClear Energy The oldest maxim in politics is “follow the money.” That maxim also applies to electric grids. Following the billions of dollars that have been spent on the Texas grid explains why the state continues to have electricity shortages. On Monday, ERCOT, the state’s troubled grid operator, asked Texans to reduce their…
Texas Residents Face Nearly $38 billion in Energy Costs from Winter Blackouts
By Andy Nghiem at the Austin News Texas residents face nearly $38 billion in energy costs related to power outages caused by last winter’s extreme arctic storm. As Winter Storm Uri battered Texas in February, causing massive blackouts across the state, the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued an order increasing the price of electricity…
Energy analyst fears Texas consumers will be ‘stuck paying higher bills for years’
By Timothy Stuckey – Austin News Texas lawmakers’ recent response to February’s widespread power outages due to the winter storm included making adjustments to the state’s power grid that analysts say will begin to solve some of the problems identified by the storm, according to a Texas Tribune report. Some critics argue, however, that the state legislature…
Have Texas’ Power Problems Been Fixed?
Texans aren’t out of the woods yet when it comes to the energy crisis By Robert Montoya at Texas Scorecard Despite Gov. Greg Abbott signing legislation in response to the February blackouts, concerns have emerged about Texas’ power grid this summer. Texas Scorecard spoke with three of the state’s energy experts about the possibility of future blackouts,…
Texas Legislature Ignores Renewables in Grid Reform: More Problems Ahead
Robert Bradley Jr., a very knowledgeable energy economist with significant experience in the energy market, recently interviewed me for MasterResource, a blog covering energy issues from a free market perspective: Bradley: How did the just-completed Texas legislative session deal with the February Blackout that caused so much damage to life and property? Peacock: The session had two issues to address here….
Subsidies to Nowhere
A Year-by-Year Estimate of Renewable Energy Subsidy Costs for Texas and for the U.S. The Texas electricity market is being overrun by renewable energy generation. Since 2018, 79.3% of all new generation has been intermittent renewable energy. Only 19.1% has come from generation that can be dispatched, and all of that comes from one source—natural…