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). Houstonians are no longer solely at the whim of Abbott’s appointed Public Utility Commission commissioners. Many are turning to the power of the sun to generate energy on their own.

Residential solar generates power that can also be poured back into the grid to supplement fossil and thermal energy sources. Where is this counted? Homeowner solar power is generated so close to the point of use that there’s minimal electrical transmission loss — an additional efficiency which is regularly overlooked in energy generation. Rooftop energy is created without harmful emissions .

The power of residential solar can no longer be ignored. It’s time to get behind residential solar fully and give power back to the people.Texas consumers pay too much for electricity now. Why isn't the Texas PUC helping us cut our bills by facilitating more renewable energy? Nowadays renewables are competitive with, if not cheaper than, natural gas electricity.

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