Competition in Texas’ newly deregulated electric market has brought substantial benefits to Texas in only a few years, both in absolute terms and relative to other states. Texas should avoid unpredictable major alterations of the existing market structure that would harm its stability.
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An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan
An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan And Alternative Approaches to Enable Cost-Effective Growth WRITTEN BY Brent Bennett, Ph.D. Download the full research paper here. KEY POINTS • The need for the 765-kV STEP is driven by an overbuilding of wind and solar across Texas, particularly in West Texas and South Texas,...
June 2, 2026