The rise in renewable energy subsidies has distorted the energy market – especially in Texas – imposing high costs to taxpayers and limiting the reliability of the electric grid. The answer to clean air is NOT through government interventions, but through embracing the free market. The U.S. serves as a model for the world and has proven that the free-market approach is the key to achieving low emissions and cleaner air overall.
$100 Billion in the Wrong Direction
The debate over Texas’s 765-kV transmission lines is heating up, and your wallet is caught in the middle. Last Friday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas held a hearing on the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan (STEP), and this Friday, the Commission will decide whether to approve or deny the northernmost line of the three...