Texas

"Roscoe Wind Farm in West Texas" by Matthew T Rader is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Texans Love Their Wind Power, Even If Trump Doesn’t

The Republicans have done the unthinkable. Wind power has resurrected many farms and ranches and their communities in Texas, but all-hail-the-king, Trump-kissing Texas lawmakers have supported bills in the Republican-held legislature that, if passed, would undo years of work that raised Texas to the level of clean energy stardom. There … [continued]

Electric cars in Denver, Colorado. Image courtesy of Kyle Field | CleanTechnica.

Top US States for EV Market Share — 13 States with 10%+ EV Share

A couple of months ago, I covered data from the US Department of Energy showing which states had the most EV registrations. Naturally, the leaders were the largest, most populous states. So, that doesn’t show us which states are leading on a per capita basis. A reader, “john smith,” was … [continued]

ChatGPT generated this symbolic landscape image of a torn legal document featuring a wind turbine—capturing the breakdown of contractual sanctity and the chilling effect on investor confidence

Contract Chaos: Texas’ Retroactive Energy Bill Shakes Market Trust

Texas has just introduced a striking new piece of legislation, Senate Bill 715, which has shaken investor confidence across the energy sector, not just within renewables. It should be shaking investor confidence in every sector and multiple jurisdictions where modern conservative movements have taken hold. The bill demands that renewable … [continued]