1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

For nearly a decade, I have urged Texas to lead the nation by embracing wind, solar, and energy storage instead of relying on the politically convenient "all of the above" slogan while oil and gas continue to benefit from decades of public subsidies and favorable policies. The facts are becoming impossible to ignore. On July 4, renewable energy and battery storage supplied roughly 40% of the electricity consumed across the ERCOT grid over the full 24-hour period. That is not a future promise—it is today's Texas economy at work. ERCOT's own fuel mix and generation data document the rapid growth of wind, solar, and storage across our grid. (ERCOT (https://www.ercot.com/gridinfo/generation?utm_source=chatgpt.com)) The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that utility-scale solar generation in ERCOT will exceed coal generation in 2026 for the first time. Solar's share of ERCOT generation has grown from 4% in 2021 to 12% in 2025, while coal's share has steadily declined. (U.S. Energy Information Administration (https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67685&stream=top&utm_source=chatgpt.com)) Texas has become the national leader in renewable energy because these technologies are now among the lowest-cost sources of electricity. They are attracting billions of dollars in private investment, strengthening grid reliability when paired with battery storage, and creating thousands of high-paying construction, manufacturing, engineering, operations, and maintenance jobs. (TPR (https://www.tpr.org/environment/2026-06-04/ercot-predicts-record-summer-energy-demand?utm_source=chatgpt.com)) Texas should stop treating wind and solar as political talking points and recognize them as the foundation of our future energy economy. We can remain an energy leader by investing in the industries that are growing rather than continuing to favor mature industries that have already benefited from generations of government support. I urge you to support policies that accelerate transmission, energy storage, and renewable deployment so Texas remains the nation's energy capital for decades to come.