Texas taxpayers footing the bill for non-performing solar, wind energy sources

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Texas taxpayers footing the bill for non-performing solar, wind energy sources

by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2023 As much of the state was in the grips of a deep freeze, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the entity that oversees the state’s power grid, reported on Feb. 1 that 87 percent of the energy generated for Texas was from fossil fuels. ERCOT reported that 68 […]

Angry in oil-rich Texas: 135 ‘warming centers’, hearings set after millions lose power

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Angry in oil-rich Texas: 135 ‘warming centers’, hearings set after millions lose power

by WorldTribune Staff, February 17, 2021 Millions of Texans remained without power amid sub-freezing temperatures on Wednesday. The state scrambled to open “warming centers” as controlled outages were implemented to protect the grid from crashing from a record surge in demand as temperatures plunged to near zero in some areas. The state’s grid operator, the […]