Came across this article in June 2021 of Texas Monthly
In it they say despite Texas politicians saying Texas is very business friendly, the reality is it is mostly lip service.
The response
And it is true, renewable energy has become and economic powerhouse in the state, and is overwhelming supported by Republican voters.
In my neighborhood the influx of Tesla's and other BEV (i3, Leaf, Mach-E, etc) shows a strong desire to go electric.
Conversely the fuel oil industry is planning for an EV future, some investing in renewable electrical power.
It seems like a winning platform to support renewables, especially now with Tesla's HQ in Austin. Election is 11 months from now.
Texas's Oil and Gas Industry Is Defending Its Billions in Subsidies Against a Green Energy Push
The state's energy business has long counted on tax breaks and other largesse. Whether renewables or fossil fuels get more depends on how you do the math.
www.texasmonthly.com
In it they say despite Texas politicians saying Texas is very business friendly, the reality is it is mostly lip service.
All of which made a bit rich the supposedly righteous fury aimed during this spring’s state legislative session at subsidies for wind and solar energy. That anger, expressed through a handful of bills intended to raise the costs of renewables, blamed the death and economic devastation wreaked by the statewide February blackouts on lapses in wind and solar power. Never mind that state inquiries have shown that the major culprit in crashing Texas’s main electricity grid was the freezing not of renewable energy equipment but of the system that distributes gas to fuel power plants.
The response
Indeed, at least one of these attempts by legislators to punish wind and solar energy sparked return fire from some of the biggest names in capitalism—including Amazon, BlackRock, General Electric, Google, and Morgan Stanley. “Our companies have invested tens of billions of dollars in the state partly because of our confidence in Texas’ historically friendly business environment,” a group representing the titans, the Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance, wrote to state leaders in April. It rejected as “erroneous” the notion that the February disaster was the fault of renewable energy.
And it is true, renewable energy has become and economic powerhouse in the state, and is overwhelming supported by Republican voters.
Transition to a Clean Energy Future: We believe freely functioning markets communicate the overall priorities and desires of the country. More and more, data shows the vast majority of people want access to cleaner, more sustainable energy choices.
In my neighborhood the influx of Tesla's and other BEV (i3, Leaf, Mach-E, etc) shows a strong desire to go electric.
Conversely the fuel oil industry is planning for an EV future, some investing in renewable electrical power.
It seems like a winning platform to support renewables, especially now with Tesla's HQ in Austin. Election is 11 months from now.