Seven billion dollars would pay the electricity bills for every household in Texas for about seven months.
Seven billion dollars would build about 7,000 megawatts of natural gas-fired power plant generation. That’s enough to keep the lights on even during another extreme-heat, blast-the-air-conditioning emergency.
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Is a policy analyst consultant for TCAP, a coalition of political subdivisions in Texas that purchase electricity in the deregulated market for their own governmental use. Because energy costs are typically a significant budget item to our members, TCAP is consistently looking for ways to save our members money, through cost-saving contracts, energy efficiency or demand response programs.