Texas needs to continue leading the nation in renewable energy.
recommends developing larger batteries for renewables and natural gas to supplement instability in renewable power sources. While these policies may have the welfare of Texans in mind, they fail to invest more in the reliability of renewable sources. They are taking the easy way out. Texas needs to do more.Heat is no joke. I’ll never forget that feeling of the first blast of frigid air after sweltering outside at my YMCA summer camp all day.
But while I’m glad the government is doing something about our fragile power grid, fossil fuels are not the long-term solution.Texas leads the nation in overall renewable energy production, however, it also generates an outsized amount of electricity from fossil fuels. Renewables only account for 26 percent of the state’s total electricity production, according to Yale Climate Connections.
A more renewable Texas is a wealthier, higher job-creating, more sustainable and self-reliant state. To make renewable energy more reliable, the government should invest in greater grid-scale battery storage and more energy-efficient buildings. Texas should also consider diversifying its portfolio of renewable sources, as there are no hydroelectric, geothermal or solar thermal power sources in Texas.
We must continue to support renewable energy in Texas to protect ourselves and our children. We should urge our state senators to act and encourage further investment into our sustainable power grid. Asher Savel is a student at Bowdoin College who is double majoring in environmental studies and government/legal studies. He was raised in San Antonio and graduated from Tom C. Clark High School.
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