Taylor: Allowable, still unwise: Values investing category known as ESG has its ups and downs May 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail OCI Solar Power is building the 110-megawatt, Alamo 6 solar farm in Iraan in West Texas to provide renewable power to the city of San Antonio. The project is slated to come online by the end of the year. OCI signed a long-term power contract with San Antonio's municipal utility, CPS Energy.OCI Solar Power The most common values-investing category, one that has exploded in popularity in recent years, is known as ESG, which is short for environmental, social and governance. Because I’m a grumpy old person when it comes to investing, I’ve never met an ESG fund I liked. The costs are too high, or the social filter too diffuse, or the performance too weak, or I just don’t believe it works either as an investment strategy or an expression of my values.