Just as some Oklahoma legislative committees have supported bills putting restrictions on wind and solar projects, the Texas legislature is doing the same.
The state Senate in Austin voted 22-9 recently in support of Senate Bill 819 which puts restrictions on solar and wind power projects, requiring new permits, assessing fees, adding new regulatory requirements and placing new taxes on the projects.
It wasn’t greeted well by the Solar Energy Industry Association which stated that the legislation “adds onerous requirements to new solar projects that would not apply to other energy sources except wind.”
Jeff Clark, CEO of Texas Power Alliance declared, “This bill will kill renewable energy in Texas.”
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