Emerging technologies are making the energy industry cleaner, safer, more affordable, more reliable and more efficient every day. Cleaner coal technologies are just around the corner, allowing us to capture and store carbon. Battery and capacitor storage technologies are on the verge of allowing us to capture wind power and store it until we need to use it. Solar power is growing more efficient. Nuclear power is clean and safe. New technologies will allow Texas and America to diversify our energy portfolio, providing a more reliable and secure energy future.

We must encourage the development of these technologies by fostering predictable business and regulatory climates that allow these technologies to progress quickly and affordably.