Tomlinson: If Texas’s electric grid operator wants energy conservation, it should pay more for it
, ACEEE data shows. But the PUC and Texas lawmakers continue to push fossil fuel power plants that will benefit Republican Party donors.
Across the country, states spent an average of 1.5 percent of electricity sales on energy efficiency programs in 2020, but Texas only spent 0.5 percent, according. The lackluster spending to upgrade the homes of low-income consumers or subsidize commercial demand response has led to higher prices by setting new electricity demand records.
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