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(Energy) Independence Day | Reading and Podcast Picks - July 5, 2026
How Texas can continue to lead the nation; SCOTUS ruling; Congress moves to help ratepayers?; New research from Columbia's Center on Global Energy…
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Transmission Lines and Good Times | Reading and Podcast Picks - June 28, 2026
The 765-kV story continues to unfold; new FERC directive; NRG opens Houston power plant; Base Power expands to PJM; and plenty of other acronyms.
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Good Neighbor Data Centers? | Reading and Podcast Picks - June 21, 2026
Little change to energy prices; communities and carbon accounting vs. data centers; Trump's coal investment in Texas; and a busy week at the PUC.
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New Rules for Data Centers | Reading and Podcast Picks - June 14, 2026
The Texas Tribune maps data center buildout; Google's bet on the grid; Details on the Governor's letter to PUC and ERCOT; Record demand predictions; and…
Jun 14
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Billions of Dollars, Nowhere to Plug In | Reading and Podcast Picks - June 7, 2026
Data centers and grid access; Texas battery storage leads the nation; the Texas Energy Fund's first projects; home efficiency rebates lose…
Jun 7
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The Data Center Edition | Reading and Podcast Picks - May 31, 2026
Data centers, electricity prices, and who should pay; 24/7 renewables closer than you think; data centers' water footprint in Texas; Fervo Energy goes…
May 31
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Connecting the Regulatory Dots Shaping Texas Energy | Reading and Podcast Picks - April 20, 2026
The race to manage AI-driven load growth; rural landowners cash in on renewables; looming threats to solar power; climate risks fuel insurance cost…
Apr 20
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Texas-California Clean Power Race Heats Up | Reading and Podcast Picks - Mar. 23, 2026
Yale Climate Connections on the two states rapid growth; AI surge and data center pushback; challenges to the Permian Basin Reliability Plan; and how…
Mar 23
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Texas at the Center of America’s Record Breaking Energy Buildout | Reading and Podcast Picks - Mar. 2, 2026
New EIA report; Texas solar and storage updates; local resistance to data centers; why electric bills may climb again; and ERCOT's poor grade from…
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Where the Grid Goes from Here | Reading and Podcast Picks - Feb. 4, 2026
Preparing for the next winter storm; Google's energy bet on AI; data center demand; and a battery start-up makes waves in San Antonio.
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After the Storm | Reading and Podcast Picks - Jan. 28, 2026
What has changed since Uri and how those changes supported the grid this weekend; a DOE order on backup power; and why 2026 will be the story of…
Jan 28
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Another Winter Storm Bears Down on Texas | Reading and Podcast Picks — Jan. 23, 2026
2026 is unlikely to be as devastating as 2021, but Texas could still face serious challenges; more community power (i.e. DERs) would help; and Texas…
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