Relating to “Editorial: Wind and photo voltaic should not the enemy of Texas. Neither is pure gasoline,” (Dec. 6): I learn your editorial with curiosity however there was an enormous half lacking — the place was the point out of residential rooftop solar energy era? This sector is rising quickly in Houston (supported by Mayor Turner, non-profit Photo voltaic United Neighbors and initiatives like Texas Photo voltaic Swap). Houstonians are not on the whim of Abbott-appointed Public Commissioners Utility Fee Many are turning to solar energy to generate their very own power.
Residential photo voltaic generates energy that can be fed again into the grid to complement fossil and thermal power sources. The place does it depend? House owner solar energy is generated very near the purpose of use with little loss in electrical energy transmission – an added effectivity usually ignored in power era. Rooftop power is generated with out dangerous emissions (excluding these from manufacturing and transporting photo voltaic panels). When supported by battery storage, solar energy supplies power safety for owners, far past what ERCOT can present.
The facility of residential photo voltaic (pun meant) can not be ignored. It is time to totally reverse residential photo voltaic and convey energy again to the individuals.
Sophia Ashworth, Houston, supervisor, Protected Photo voltaic Clear
Texas customers are paying an excessive amount of for electrical energy proper now. Why will not the Texas PUC assist us reduce our payments by facilitating extra renewable power? These days renewables are aggressive with, if not cheaper than, pure gasoline electrical energy.
Renewals maintain getting cheaper. The typical price of photo voltaic panels has fallen by almost 70 % since 2014. One Chinese language wind turbine maker says export costs will drop by as much as 20 % per kilowatt of capability. in 2023, as newer models change into extra environment friendly and different technological advances are made.
Nan Hildreth, Houston
Relating to “Opinion: To save lots of the grid, we want higher incentives,” (Dec. 7): There isn’t a point out of the middlemen who earn a big amount of cash from the sale of various electrical supplier packages. The grid is handled as if it had been an oil or gasoline pipeline obtainable to suppliers for a small price. There appears to be no incentive to make repairs and it collapses on the native degree. I’ve had three energy failures this 12 months (I reside within the metropolis), just one was associated to any sort of storm. I have never had greater than two in a 12 months anyplace I’ve lived. That features 18 years rising up in a rural space in East Texas, two years in West Africa and 18 years in Saudi Arabia. Be ready, it’s going to worsen.
J. David LaRue, Conroe
Yesterday I obtained a invoice for $184. Since that is greater than 3 times the $61 of final month, I’m indignant.
Wanting on the invoice, I noticed that the gas adjustment costs had been $146, the overwhelming majority of the invoice.
I do know the worth of LNG has gone up loads, however I additionally know from the media that oil corporations are posting report earnings. It appears solely truthful that a minimum of a part of the rise needs to be borne by them, as a substitute of customers paying the invoice.
It seems that these charges are prescribed and set by the regulatory and elected officers who did so nicely for us over the last winter freeze. In brief, it seems to be an unlawful worth hike.
Paul Maddock, Houston
Relating to “EU worth cap on Russian crude marks shift to ‘partitioned’ oil market, Yergin warns,” (Dec. 5): On this article within the enterprise part, the author famous that “The European Union’s transfer in response to Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine represents a significant change in power coverage for importing nations, as a result of oil has been bought for many years with out regard to its origin.
Apparently nobody advised that to President Biden as a result of he needs to import oil from Venezuela, a recognized dictatorship, and ease sanctions on Iran, a terrorist state, whereas attempting to barter a brand new nuclear cope with them, relatively than working with home oil corporations.
Brian Binash, Houston
