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Despite natural gas failures during winter storm, Texas lawmakers target renewable energy in the aftermath
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Texas lawmakers have been advancing sweeping legislation to address some of the major issues stemming from February’s deadly winter storm and catastrophic power outages. But some of the legislative moves are targeting renewable energy sources, like wind and solar, which experts and some lawmakers say seems more like a way to protect oil and gas interests than fix problems with the state’s beleaguered power grid.
Despite natural gas failures during winter storm, Texas lawmakers target renewable energy
Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune
April 19, 2021
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A wind farm stands tall in Texas. Renewable energy sources are the future, and Texas is the leading wind energy producer in the nation./CPS Energy
Texas lawmakers have been advancing sweeping legislation to address some of the major issues stemming from February’s deadly winter storm and catastrophic power outages. But some of the legislative moves are targeting renewable energy sources, like wind and solar, which experts and some lawmakers say seems more like a way to protect oil and gas interests than fix problems with the state’s beleaguered power grid.