"They're Going Against Their Own Voters": Reading & Podcast Picks, August 3, 2025

Repeal of tax credits hurts consumers and rural farmers & ranchers; used EV batteries on the Texas grid; Meta puts another billion into Texas solar; WSJ editorial board gets Texas wrong; and more

Reading and Podcast Picks is a collection of what I’ve been reading and listening to over the last week or so about energy topics.

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