Making the Case for New Power Plants in Texas

Who is making this case?  energy research fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

What are the arguments supporting new power plants in Texas?

• heatwave this week saw costs soar
• record electricity demand
• the alternative is a move a capacity-market style according to chief data analyst for commodities broker OTC Global Holdings

Bloomberg | Dallas Morning News | Does Texas need to build more power plants? State’s electricity use puts focus on record demand