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Bills That Could Have Hurt Renewable Energy Die in Texas Legislature

Inside Climate News · By Arcelia Martin · last updated
The debate over the failed bills showed how business interests beat out some conservative lawmakers’ efforts to limit the wind and solar industries now seen as pivotal to the state’s energy landscape.

By Arcelia Martin

Four bills aimed at limiting renewable energy projects in Texas failed during the last legislative session as lawmakers, facing increasing energy demands, found constituents and industry leaders alike turning up in Austin to describe wind and solar projects as now pivotal to the state’s economy and grid. 

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