Reasoning basically that if you can’t beat them you might as well join them, these executives want more support for cleaner alternatives, a category that includes not just renewables but also greener fossil fuels. “As Houston transitions, we have to think about what are the new drivers of the Houston economy,” said Brett Perlman, CEO of the business-friendly nonprofit Center for Houston’s Future.
The question of how governments subsidize energy and how that should change involves existential stakes for the Texas economy. Counting subsidies is more of a philosophical exercise than a mathematical one. The answer turns mostly on what’s included in the tally.
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Texas Politicians Aim to Penalize Wind and Solar in Response to Outages. Are Renewables Now Strong Enough to Defend Themselves?
Proposed legislation would shift costs to wind and solar power plants, even though gas plants played a larger role in the February power crisis.
April 17, 2021
People wait in line for Fiesta Mart to open after the store lost electricity in Austin, Texas on Feb. 17, 2021. Credit: Montinique Monroe/Getty Images
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Texas lawmakers are pushing legislation aimed at what they see as the culprit in the massive power outages and more than 100 deaths during February’s winter storm: wind and solar power.