Another Anti-Energy, Anti-Growth Bill Looms

ERCOT CEO said of a similar proposal to House Bill 3356 and Senate Bill 715 “we would lose energy resources” and face an “energy deficit,” which would raise costs: "everybody pays for that"

This session of the Texas Legislature features three especially dangerous anti-energy bills. Two of them, Senate Bill 819 and Senate Bill 388, have already cleared the Senate.

A third, perhaps even worse bill than the other two, Senate Bill 715, cleared committee on a close vote last week. It also has a twin in the Texas House of Representatives, House B…