The Economist The Texan economy is becoming ever more diversified, but energy remains a favourite HIGHWAY 84, as it descends from Lubbock through Snyder to the small town of Sweetwater, is a road worth taking. Spread across the vast plain are thousands of windmills, gently turning in a favourable wind; not too slow, not too [...]
Angelou Economics Because of explosive growth in the renewable energy and green building sector, continued volatility in energy prices, and overwhelming business and natural resources assets, the State of Texas has a strong business case for developing the renewable energy industry to become a job-creation engine of the state’s economy. Texas has created markets for [...]
Third Planet Windpower A carbon dioxide cap-and-trade plan proposed under a House of Representatives climate change and energy bill would hike wholesale power prices in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas approximately $10 billion in 2013, according to a study issued Tuesday by the grid operator. The bill by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman [...]
