Opinion: Before Texas builds expensive power plants, why not save electricity?
sent the message that their version of grid stability is to sell Texans more electricity produced by burning fossil fuels.Missing from both inaugural speeches was mention of doing anything to reduce our state’s demand for electricity. It was an alarming omission.
“We all know that increased demand will be placed on the grid as Texas continues to grow,” the governor People gather at a warming shelter set up at Gallery Furniture Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 in Houston. As emperatures stayed below freezing Tuesday, and many in the neighborhood around the furniture store without power, Jim"Mattress Mack" McIngvale opened his store to help area residents come in from the cold.But you don’t have to go back to February 2021 when Uri hit to underscore this point.
could help us to use less energy and reduce our bills. Weatherization can make our homes more comfortable — cooler in the summer and warmer in the winterprograms would allow energy consumers to receive money for voluntarily reducing their energy use during peak periods of demand.Deer Park city workers Matt Hicks and Stephen Olsen add new insulation to exposed pipes in the median of the 1900 block of Center St, Wednesday afternoon.
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