Government-mandated energy efficiency programs today are designed to decrease energy use. They generally do this by increasing the cost of energy which results in a decrease in energy use, and subsequently in economic growth.
Winter Weather Worries
Another Texas summer is coming to an end soon, and despite the scorching temperatures, the electric grid has kept the A/C running. ERCOT didn’t falter when faced with a new all-time peak energy demand record on July 22. But hot, sunny days are only one end of the spectrum. According to a TPPF/Overton Insights poll released yesterday,...