Kevin Roberts, executive director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, asserted that “energy is not just important to our economy, but an integral part of our survival.”

Last month, it was unfortunate that Texans had to experienced power outages amid the winter storm that has made roads impassable.

In the wake of the disastrous event, the Texas Legislature will consider several bills that would increase wind and solar capacity, including HB 1972 filed by State Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, which increases the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) to require 50% renewable generation by 2030 and 100% by 2050.

State Rep. Ron Reynolds’ House Bill 2015 would require the Public Utility Commission to study the feasibility of increasing the RPS to require 50% renewable generation by 2030 and 100% by 2050. SB 170 filed by State Sen. César J. Blanco is a Senate companion bill to HB 2015.

State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt filed SB 304, which would require the amount of electric power generated in the state from zero-carbon energy technology to be not less than 65% by 2025, 85% by 2030, and 100% by 2035.