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The Texas Tribune

Editor: Sewell Chan

Phone: 512-7116-8619

Email: sewell.chan@texastribune.org

Journalists: 

Aamena Ahmed: Report: San Antonio, Austin Among Solar Power Leaders

Mitchell Ferman: Despite natural gas failures during winter storm, Texas lawmakers target renewable energy in the aftermath

Erin Douglas: No, frozen wind turbines aren’t the main culprit for Texas’ power outages

Ross Ramsey: No, frozen wind turbines aren’t the main culprit for Texas’ power outages

Jayme Lozano: Why the Texas grid causes the High Plains to turn off its wind turbines

Patrick Svitek: Gov. Greg Abbott vows to exclude renewable energy from any revived economic incentive program

Jim Malewitz: Texas a Testing Ground for Energy Storage

Coal-Dependent Power Company Eyes West Texas Sun

In Texas, a Bright Outlook for Solar Manufacturer

The Dallas Morning News

Editor: Keith Campbell

214-977-8205

kcampbell@dallasnews.com 

Journalists: 

Steve Brown: Solar energy firm heads to Allen with new headquarters and warehouse

Noor Adatia: Study: Solar and wind energy saved Texas customers more than $7 billion in 2022 so far

Teri Webster: Solar energy co-op in Plano seeks to reduce electricity costs, ease strain on grid

Philip Jankowski: Little-known committee takes aim at wind, solar power in Texas grid recommendations

Mitchell Schnurman: Too much of a good thing for Texas? Uncle Sam’s pumping up wind, solar and batteries

Texas keeps getting greener: Solar power, like wind a decade ago, is about to soar

The new Oncor is going after a new target: Texas homeowners with solar panels

Bye-bye coal, hello solar: Why Texas’ top power company, Vistra, is embracing clean energy

Irene Wright: Q Cells eyes Dallas and Fort Worth locations for $2 billion solar manufacturing facility

Motley Fool: Motley Fool: NextEra Energy is world’s largest producer of solar and wind power

Mitchell Parton: Dallas company to install solar panels for thousands of North Texas apartments

Lisa Wood: More electric companies should offer consumer technology like solar panels 

Sarah Blaskovich: Solar-powered coffee shop Houndstooth now open in North Dallas

James Osborne: West Texas in line for solar farm

    In West Texas, another solar farm announcement

   ERCOT: Power grid becoming more stable as gas, solar, wind grow

  Children's Health goes green on wind, solar deal

Jeff Mosier: Why Dallas solar capacity pales compared with Austin, San Antonio

        Why Texas isn't worried about solar eclipse wiping out enough energy to power 120,000 homes

        Texas installs enough solar panels in last three months to power 44,000 homes

Nanette Light: Collin County solar energy advocates push Allen leaders to lift restrictions on roof panels 

Tom Benning: Wind and solar sweeping aside coal faster than expected, new analysis says

Maria Halkias: Starbucks turns to solar energy from Cypress Creek to power its Texas stores 

Tyler Carter: Should you go solar? A nonprofit makes the case for Dallas County residents to use renewable energy

Star Local Media

Business Manager: Nick Souders

Phone: 972-398-4405

nsouders@starlocalmedia.com

Journalists: 

Phil Banker: Plano joins solar energy initiative

Chris Roark: Flower Mound continues to examine solar panel guidelines

Winston Henvey: Allen resident first in city to employ solar paneled roof shingles

Alan Mozes: Wind Power Is Bringing Americans Real Health Benefits

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Editor: Steve Coffman

817-390-7400 

Email: n/a

Journalists: 

Jess Thomson: Seeing Gold in Spinning Turbines: Why Texas Is Winning U.S. Renewable Race

Emma Rubin: Could 2023 be the year offshore wind energy takes off in the US?

Elisa Fernandez: How US renewable energy adoption compares to other major emitters

Steve Kaskovich: Wind packs a powerful punch in Denton

                GM to power Arlington plant with energy from Texas wind farm

Sylvie Corbet: Tens of billions promised to boost clean energy tech

Tim Henderson: Wind farms deliver economic jolt to rural Middle America

Jim Fuquay: Texas ranks second in ‘green’ job creation

        Wind power sets new daily records in Texas

        Wind power on tap to help Texas meet carbon reduction goals

John M. Crisp: Wind turbines are not a sideshow

Tom Smith: Texas needs to get on the renewables bandwagon

Sean Murphy: A decade after welcoming wind, states reconsider

James Walker: The U.S. can stay number one in wind energy

Sean Cockerham: Solar and wind power surge as drilling and mining falter

Alex Daugherty: Rick Perry turned Texas into a wind powerhouse by getting out of the way

Tom Uhler: Texas city one of first to be powered solely by wind and solar energy

Megan Cardona: Solar-powered license plate cameras help Fort Worth police track cars, make arrests

Dallas Observer

Editor: Patrick Williams

2114-757-9000 

patrick.williams@dallasobserver.com

Journalists: 

Meredith Lawrence: Solar Co-op Launches in Dallas

Texas Used More Energy from Wind Than Coal this Year — What Does that Actually Mean?

Texas Produced More Energy from Renewable Sources Than Coal Last Year

Eric Nicholson: Texas Could Get a Fifth of Its Electricity from Solar Panels, but It Has a Long Way to Go

Beth Rankin: Dallas' Newest Cafe Is a Solar-Powered Coffee Shop in a Sustainably Built Tiny House

Christian McPhate: Denton's Plan for Renewable Energy Angers Opponents With Its Reliance on Natural Gas

Focus Daily News (covering Desoto)

Publisher: Marlon Hanson

Phone: 972-223-9175

editor@focusdailynews.com

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