Sara DiNatale
Business Reporter at The San Antonio Express-News
Reporter for @ExpressNews covering energy, labor and other biz topics. Proud alum of @TB_Times and @MSTodayNews. Buffalo native. She/her 🏳️🌈 🩷💜💙
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1 week ago |
expressnews.com | Sara DiNatale
Despite broad opposition from the rural Texans its author says it would protect, a bill that would put new restrictions on development of renewable energy has sailed through the Senate. Critics say the measure would drastically slow much-needed new supply from solar and wind farms, with a solar industry trade group calling the requirements onerous and unfairly applied only to renewables.
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2 weeks ago |
star-telegram.com | Sara DiNatale
The Texas grid boss unveiled what he called a "sanity check" demand forecast this week to assuage lawmakers' fears that Texas power use would skyrocket past 200 gigawatts in less than five years. Electric Reliability Council of Texas President and CEO Pablo Vegas said the adjusted forecast still showed unprecedented growth - an increase of about 75% from current demand - but added a dose of reality to the expected influx of data centers. Not everyone was sold on ERCOT's new methodology, though.
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2 weeks ago |
expressnews.com | Sara DiNatale
The Texas grid boss unveiled what he called a "sanity check" demand forecast this week to assuage lawmakers' fears that Texas power use would skyrocket past 200 gigawatts in less than five years. Electric Reliability Council of Texas President and CEO Pablo Vegas said the adjusted forecast still showed unprecedented growth - an increase of about 75% from current demand - but added a dose of reality to the expected influx of data centers. Not everyone was sold on ERCOT's new methodology, though.
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2 weeks ago |
star-telegram.com | Sara DiNatale
A measure that would give a state board the authority to fine residential solar companies as much as $100,000 for deceiving customers has been approved by the Senate. Sen. Judith Zaffirini's Residential Solar Retailer Regulatory Act, Senate Bill 1036, was approved 22-8 on Monday with one senator absent.
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2 weeks ago |
expressnews.com | Sara DiNatale
A measure that would give a state board the authority to fine residential solar companies as much as $100,000 for deceiving customers has been approved by the Senate. Sen. Judith Zaffirini's Residential Solar Retailer Regulatory Act, Senate Bill 1036, was approved 22-8 on Monday with one senator absent.
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Since this story published, more natural gas plants have dropped out of a state-funded low-interest loan program. Supply chains are choking gas plants, TX needs unprecedented amounts of power and lawmakers are proposing rules that could limit solar & wind. https://t.co/ztD76SL02J