Texas Can Lead on Carbon Capture Through Smart Legislation and Thoughtful Rule-Making

By winning the recent primacy over the permitting program for Class VI wells used for carbon sequestration Texas now has the authority to become a market leader on carbon capture. Qaraman Hasan and Tracy Hester remind us that success isn’t automatic and smart legislation and transparent permitting is required to secure the state’s CCS future.

EPR Policies Are the Need of the Hour: Here’s Why It Matters for Recycling of Plastics Packaging Waste

The recent interest in the adoption and implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies for plastics packaging waste presents an excellent opportunity to adapt and evolve policies to lower costs, meet consumer needs, and achieve a circular economy. Here’s what Aparajita Datta, Debalina Sengupta and Ramanan Krishnamoorti have to say about it.

Escalating Electricity Prices Deepen Energy Insecurity in Texas

Electricity costs in Texas are rising, hitting low-income, minority, and rural households hardest. Maria Paula Perez Arguelles, Gail Buttorff, and Pablo M. Pinto discuss how the most recent Texas trends Survey shows that energy burdens are deepening and explain why targeted policies are needed to protect Texans’ finances and resilience.

The Dangers of Eliminating EPA’S Endangerment Finding

The Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding promises short-term savings but creates a long-term regulator vacuum. The cost, Dr. Chinonso Anozie explains, will be too high: dismantling climate authority could trigger legal chaos, major long-term damages, and greater risk for Americans.

Carbon Capture Business Case Requires Showing Strategic Value

Electricity bills are rising even as energy production across the U.S. is at a record high. Ramanan Krishnamoorti and Aparajita Datta explain why costs keep going up because of drivers such as transmission, distribution, and regulatory costs, and why families are paying the price.

Carbon Capture Business Case Requires Showing Strategic Value

Find out why strategic value and not subsidies will determine CCUS success. Charles McConnell shows how viable business cases can still win by building projects that have strategic value for investors and customers who desire what CCUS can deliver.

The Definitive Business Case for CCUS and the 45Q Tax Credit

Why does the 45Q tax credit matter for U.S. energy leadership? Charles McConnell explains how it drives jobs, investment, and low-carbon innovation. He also shows us why CCUS is central to America’s energy future.

Eliminating Energy Assistance Programs Will Hurt the Poorest in Houston and Across the Southeast

Eliminating federal funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), could leave millions of low-income families in the U.S. and especially the Southeast, unable to afford power. Ramanan Krishnamoorti and Aparajita Datta argue that doing away with such a vital assistance program will worsen the nation’s energy affordability and reliability issues.

The Battle for Primacy: Texas’s Legal and Policy Crossroads in Carbon Capture

Texas has immense potential to lead the nation in carbon capture and storage (CCS). But legal, regulatory, and public hurdles stand in the way. Qaraman Hasan discusses how securing primacy will unlock the state’s CCS potential. Read the full analysis here.

Texas Can’t Compete for Data Centers Without Diversified Energy

Texas is poised to be the market leader in data center growth. But grid reliability and power diversity will decide the state’s success in the coming years. Can Texas deliver affordable, resilient energy at scale? Here’s why Charles McConnell thinks the next five years will matter the most.

Beyond the Grid: Diversifying Energy Delivery for Disaster Resilience

Weather disasters like wildfires and hurricanes are becoming more frequent and exposing cracks in America’s power grid. Gail Warren and Emma Jenny show us how a decentralized energy model could transform disaster recovery deliver resilience and affordability.

Can Trump Unleash U.S. Energy Dominance?

Trump’s push to drill, baby, drill collides with market realities. Global supply, prices, and demand may limit new drilling, despite executive orders promising energy dominance and cheaper fuel. Read the full analysis by Ramanan Krishnamoorti here.