https://blog.monsterzero.org/tags/energy-policy/Recent content in Energy Policy on Monster ZeroHugoen-usTue, 18 Aug 2026 20:00:00 -0500https://blog.monsterzero.org/posts/texas-power-line-gamble/Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:00:00 -0500https://blog.monsterzero.org/posts/texas-power-line-gamble/Three 765-kV transmission corridors, thousands of acres of private land, and a $100 billion bill headed for every Texas ratepayer. Here's who's actually paying for this and who benefits.https://blog.monsterzero.org/posts/texas-data-center-pause/Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:43:00 -0500https://blog.monsterzero.org/posts/texas-data-center-pause/Governor Abbott ordered a statewide audit of every data center in ERCOT's interconnection queue, freezing new grid connections for 1,800 projects and 474 gigawatts of power requests.