Power Up Texas

Power Up Texas is an alliance of stakeholders bound by a mission to educate and advocate for innovative, sustainable electricity generation in Texas.

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Yesterday clean energy supplied 45.68% of the generation needed for the Texas grid. Today, Texas leads the nation in #renewableenergy production #txlege

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☀📈"The @EIAgov's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook projects that utility-scale solar generation in ERCOT will reach 78 billion kilowatthours in 2026, compared with 60 billion kilowatthours from coal — marking the first year solar surpasses coal."

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☀"The Texas sun keeps rising, as Texas coal wanes.

For the first time ever, solar is set to generate more electricity than coal in the power market managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas." - Julian Spector

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⚡"The US electric grid is on track for a record-breaking year as developers plan to add 86 GW of new utility-scale capacity in 2026, according to the latest data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA)." - Ryan Kennedy

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Today we pause to remember and honor the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Wishing all Texans a meaningful Memorial Day. 🇺🇸⭐

#MemorialDay #PowerUpTexas

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🔋"A record amount of battery energy storage was installed nationwide during the first quarter of the year, with Texas playing a key role in the surge, according to a Solar Energy Industries Association report." - Kelsey Brown

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💬"Total economic contributions from the clean power sector surpassed $150 billion last year, according to the American Clean Power Association (ACP) 2025 Annual Market Report." -Ryan Kennedy

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☀"Part of that push has been the expansion of solar power. After all, for a good eight months of the year, the state is blasted by the sun." - Andre Perrard

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This past week was huge for renewable energy with three new records set in ERCOT!

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Power Up Texas is proud to welcome the Arlington Economic Development Corporation to our growing coalition! 🤠⚡

#PowerUpTexas #NewMember

[TX_Energy_Bot @TX_Energy_Bot]

Yesterday clean energy supplied 48.36% of the generation needed for the Texas grid. Today, Texas leads the nation in #renewableenergy production #txlege

[Power Up Texas @PowerUpTexas]

"Texas produced 29.5% of the nation’s wind energy, more than double the amount from Oklahoma, the next highest-generating state. No other state even comes close. If Texas were a country, it would rank fifth in the world." - Gargi Chakravorty

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ERCOT set a NEW RECORD for solar power on May 2nd with 33,975 MW of energy! At 11:25am when the record was set, solar was generating 65% of power in the ERCOT market. ☀️⚡

[Power Up Texas @PowerUpTexas]

"The US electric grid is on track for a record-breaking year as developers plan to add 86 GW of new utility-scale capacity in 2026, according to the latest data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA)." - Ryan Kennedy

https://t.co/x6iiQYjNr9

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15.7 million Texas homes powered by homegrown clean energy. This is what a strong energy state looks like. ⚡ #PowerUpTexas #CleanPowerFacts

[TX_Energy_Bot @TX_Energy_Bot]

Yesterday clean energy supplied 45.93% of the generation needed for the Texas grid. Today, Texas leads the nation in #renewableenergy production #txlege

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☀Texas is now #1 in the nation, surpassing California in power generated by utility-scale solar. According to 2025 EIA data, Texas generated over 58,000 gigawatt hours from utility scale solar alone.

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💪 Texas is both the #1 energy producer and consumer in the country, and clean energy is a big reason why our rural communities are thriving, our grid is stronger, and Texans have more jobs and opportunity than before. This is what investing in Texas looks like.

#PowerUpTexas

[TX_Energy_Bot @TX_Energy_Bot]

Yesterday clean energy supplied 52.81% of the generation needed for the Texas grid. Today, Texas leads the nation in #renewableenergy production #txlege

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"Here’s a fact that might surprise some people — in the United States, the majority of clean power comes from red states." - Doug Ducey (Former Governor of Arizona)

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