Texas Scorecard by Sydnie Henry July 14, 2022
“The greatest danger that the Texas grid faces now is the political establishment’s unwillingness to challenge the push for subsidies by generators and the renewable energy industry.”As Texans were once again warned to conserve electricity this week, The Energy Alliance released a new study detailing the “decline and fall of reliability, affordability, and competition in ERCOT.”
The Energy Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) oversees the state power grid and is responsible for providing power to more than 26 million Texans.
Since the advent of the “environmentally friendly” renewable energy industry, millions of dollars in taxpayer money have been poured into subsidies for green energy—which cannot compete in a free market without those subsidies.
Meanwhile, as the Texas grid relies more on renewable energy—up to 25 percent of the grid capacity—the reliability of the grid becomes shakier, especially as severe weather events impact those renewable energy sources like solar panels and wind turbines.
“The greatest danger that the Texas grid faces now is the political establishment’s continued unwillingness to challenge the environmental left’s and energy industry’s push for subsidies,” said Bill Peacock, policy director for The Energy Alliance.
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https://texasscorecard.com/state/study-unreliable-energy-is-destabilizing-texas-power-grid/
