Alex Rose Montgomery, Policy Advisor, Infrastructure and Natural Resources

Texas’ wildcatter mindset has resulted in a maximalist — and surprising — expansion of renewable energy resources in a state traditionally associated with oil and gas. Exploring 25 years of U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, this series traces the Lone Star State’s unexpected transformation into an “all of the above and below” energy powerhouse,…

At the turn of this century, Texas was a major oil producer — but not yet the dominant one. In 2000, energy analysts viewed the state’s output as a mature asset in slow, inevitable decline. Today, however, the Lone Star State is an “all of the above and below” energy powerhouse that produces nearly half…