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Houston gasoline prices lowest among select major cities in 2019
January 20th, 2020Houston prices for regular gasoline ranged from $1.92 per gallon to $2.61 per gallon during 2019, the lowest among 10 major cities, according to the U.S. Energy Information Association. The average U.S. price for the year was $2.60 a gallon, about 11 cents a gallon lower than in 2019.…
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Duke Energy Renewables’ 200-MW Texas wind farm comes online
January 17th, 2020Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, announced its 200-MW Mesteño Windpower project in Starr County, TX, became fully operational on December 31, 2019.…
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What happens when people buy renewable energy plans?
January 15th, 2020Growing numbers of Texas consumers are relying on renewables to power their homes and businesses. In the first six months of 2019, wind power overtook coal generation for the first time in history, and solar power generation is on the brink of a major boom.…
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Will solar power shake up the energy market in Texas?
January 13th, 2020Solar power currently accounts for just 1 percent of energy generation in Texas, but that’s all about to change. According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), solar generation capacity will double across the state in 2020, before almost doubling again in 2021. …
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Sempra Energy to build “Center of Excellence” headquarters in Houston, TX
January 10th, 2020San Diego-based utility company Sempra Energy announced plans to relocate its headquarters to Houston, TX. With this new “Center of Excellence,” the utility company expects to oversee electric and natural gas operations in Texas and Louisiana.…
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Carbon monoxide awareness and tips for Texans
January 6th, 2020Texas law requires every residential and commercial structure with sleeping quarters and appliances that burn gas or fuel to install carbon monoxide alarms. …
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Wind energy in Texas creates jobs, saves water
January 3rd, 2020Move over east coast New York and west coast California, Texas leads the country in renewable energy. In fact, Texas produces the most wind power in the nation, accounting for nearly 28 percent of the nation’s wind power in September alone. …
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Can Texas utilities deliver on carbon reduction targets?
December 27th, 2019Houston-based NRG Energy revealed recently plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The announcement also moved forward a previous deadline of reducing carbon emissions by 50 percent from 2030 to 2025.…
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The year in Texas energy rates
December 23rd, 2019Texas residential electricity rates, on average, have come in about 10 percent lower than U.S. average in 2019. That’s despite a heat wave this summer that pushed the state’s electricity capacity to its limits, causing wholesale electricity rates to skyrocket.…
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A guide to natural gas for dummies (and everyone else)
December 16th, 2019If you own a home or have shopped for an energy plan, odds are you’ve heard the term “natural gas” plenty of times. But what exactly is natural gas? …
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