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2. To compound matters, the Texas Senate has passed a bill with disincentives for generation of electricity from renewable

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2025, 10:51 AM

Jun 2025

If passed into the law, this bill would discourage new windmill and solar generating farms at a time demand is increasing due to population growth, data centers, AI, and bitcoin mining. Electricity rates in Texas will go up if this bill passes the Texas House.

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Between OPEC flooding oil and US dollar decline, it has become uneconomic for drillers, so rig count is falling. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #1

To compound matters, the Texas Senate has passed a bill with disincentives for generation of electricity from renewable surfered Jun 2025 #2