Texas should take steps to improve reliability and increase investment in new generation. The way to do this, though, is to move away from, not toward, more regulation and intervention.
Energy & Environment
$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...
August 18, 2026