Renewable Energy Is Booming in Texas. Republicans Want to Change That.
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Despite soaring power demand, Republican lawmakers in the Texas Legislature are pushing to rein in renewable energy, part of a national wave of Trump-era opposition.

The “problem” is that wind, solar, and batteries for overnight storage can now outcompete fossil fuel generation on price, which means that the patrons who back the Republican party stand to lose a lot of money.

  • zephorah@lemm.ee
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    23 hours ago

    They have the space. Texas is one of those states that seems to go on forever when you drive through it. And yet these dipshits are going to squander energy in a place with the available space for it, to play sides.

    This is ridiculous.