Texas Power Players Sit Out Political Opposition to Clean Power Plan
Twenty-four states are suing to block the Obama administration from implementing its new clean power regulations — the cornerstone of a promise that the United States will reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming, but some Texas energy companies are not as unanimous in their opposition. That’s because Texas’ energy sector is transforming rapidly, reports Mose Buchele for NPR.
“We really see what we are promoting as a very Texas way to do this,” says Brett Kerr, a lobbyist and spokesperson for Houston-based Calpine Energy, the largest independent power producer in the country. Kerr says Calpine consumes 15 percent of the gas produced in Texas.
