What CA Blackouts Mean for TX?

In what sounds like a page of Sun Tzu’s Art of War- what can Texas energy market learn from California’s blackouts?

What some are saying about CA: unreliability of the state’s renewables spurred the dearth in supply leading to blackouts

What do they say that means for TX? Don’t require the 60% renewable market that CA requires because there is a reliability issue with renewables + don’t offer as many subsidies and incentives for bringing new renewable generation.

How do TX and CA differ on renewables: TX does not subsidize its wind and solar producers to the degree that California does by offering 212 different renewable energy subsidies or tax incentives. Whereas TX incentivizes extra capacity.

The Texan | California Blackouts Highlight Contrast with Texas Energy, Provide Forewarning