No bargain in ERCOT . California ISO was less expensive for 2023. Texans did not benefit from lower natural gas prices like the rest of the nation. eia.gov/todayinenergy/…

The Lt. Gov would not say whether he now supports removing BlackRock from Texas's 'blacklist' of investment firms with which it does not do business.
Who knows? Maybe it depends on whether the 'Texas Power Grid Investment Summit' bears fruit. 13/13
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Absolutely correct!

SSE needs more wind to boost power output on.ft.com/3PzYiUU

- Life is about tradeoffs. Every decision we make is about a tradeoff.
- The oil industry is not clean and oilmen are not saints, but if you want to talk about externalities, let us look at the 'NET'! Most of us are alive today because of oil and gas. Yes, you may not have…

This story raises a big question. ERCOT’s ECRS changed the wholesale market to raise prices all summer—totally unanticipated by Retailers. Anecdotal evidence is some are now on the verge of bankruptcy. Will Consumers again be forced to bail them out?? KHOU 11 News Houston Rachel Adams-Heard

2-2 Notice that the currencies of Iran, Egypt, and Argentina have collapsed. Their economies are in deep trouble. That means the decision to invite to join BRICS involves a lot of politics and little economics. That doesn't produce a single currency.

This morning, reps from COA, USGS & BSEACD were measuring the flow at Barton Springs - an indicator of how the Edwards Aquifer is doing. They are anticipating a move from Stage III to Stage IV drought - for the first time ever FOX 7 Austin

(1/2) TXANS Update—August 24, 2023: ERCOT has issued a Conservation Appeal for today, Aug. 24, from 3 – 10 p.m. due to extreme temperatures, continued near-record demand, and forecasted low wind-power generation. Tight grid conditions are expected this afternoon into the evening.

Day after day ERCOT reminds us the grid is not “fixed,” but that the “fix” is in for Texas consumers’ wallets. Greg Abbott Dan Patrick Dade Phelan
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Just out in TIME today - my take on the American Dream...much more than just the false Horatio Alger myth.

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Technology and markets: caranddriver.com/features/g4348…

Price gouging in ERCOT today even with ample capacity—just like unfettered monopoly.