Renewable Energy Is Booming in Texas. Republicans Want to Change That.
www.nytimes.com
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.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/22154146

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.

  • floofloof@lemmy.caOP
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    11 hours ago

    It’s like everything with them: they talk about principles but what they really mean is everything must be bent to their advantage. When following their claimed principles would help someone else, they abandon the principles or move the goalposts.