Claire Hao (@clairehao_) 's Twitter Profile
Claire Hao

@clairehao_

Reporting on energy & TX power grid for @HoustonChron • @michigandaily alum • ✉️: [email protected] or clairehao.14 on Signal • RT ≠ endorsement

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Sara DiNatale (@sara_dinatale) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Gov. signed TX's first-ever solar consumer protections into law. The law requires a state-published guide to help homeowners avoid scams & pitfalls. A regulatory act w/ license requirements and penalities still needs to clear the House. San Antonio Express-News expressnews.com/business/artic…

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I was joined by the Houston Chronicle's Claire Hao to unpack the major energy issues in the 89th Legislature, including the anti-energy development bills that didn't make, the nuclear and large load bills that did, and much more. #txlege #txenergy douglewin.com/p/its-easier-t…

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ERCOT has finalized contractual arrangements to relocate 15 mobile generating units from Houston to San Antonio. Learn more in our latest Trending Topic: bit.ly/45gbLuF

ERCOT has finalized contractual arrangements to relocate 15 mobile generating units from Houston to San Antonio. Learn more in our latest Trending Topic: bit.ly/45gbLuF
Tom Perkins (@pomterkins) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I wrote abt u-mich hiring undercover investigators to spy on pro-Palestinian campus groups. Investigators drove a car at a student, pretended to be disabled, accused a student of robbing them, etc. Incl jaw dropping video theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

Claire Hao (@clairehao_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Is CenterPoint ready for hurricane season? CEO Jason Wells touted a list of "unprecedented" prep to the Chronicle's ed board yesterday. City & community leaders say CenterPoint's responsiveness has improved since Beryl. Still, they want more transparency. houstonchronicle.com/business/energ…

Jhair A. Romero (@justjhair) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Why do people like Houston so much??? Some reflections on what makes Houston beautiful, as my family and I celebrate a decade of living in this massive and messy and mesmerizing city. Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/explained/arti…

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So, the jokes about announcing bad news yesterday, when everyone's attention was elsewhere? Houston's Sunnova Energy seems to have actually done that. The solar company has laid off 700+ employees, or 55% of its workforce, per a Thursday SEC filing: houstonchronicle.com/business/energ…

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Houston's Sunnova Energy has filed for bankruptcy, according to court & regulatory filings. The news comes days after Sunnova told federal regulators it had laid off 55% of its workforce: houstonchronicle.com/business/energ…

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Texas is betting big on nuclear: Lawmakers have approved a new $350M taxpayer-backed fund to give companies grants to develop new projects. The amount did drop significantly after months of debate. Gov. Abbott said he looks forward to signing the bill: houstonchronicle.com/business/energ…

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U-M announced sunday night it has ended its undercover surveillance of pro-Palestinian activists theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

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Plainclothes immigration agents on Monday arrested three people at a southwest Houston immigration court, sweeping in to make arrests moments after government lawyers dropped the men's pending asylum cases. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

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The agents, who didn't wear any identifying marks, escorted the man down the elevator and through a parking garage where they placed him in an unmarked car and drove off. Reporting by John Wayne Ferguson

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Renewable energy & battery project cancellations in April and May spiked to levels unseen since 2021's COVID-19 woes, per a recent analysis of ERCOT data. Tariffs and the uncertain fate of the tax credits are to blame: “It’s like a canary in a coal mine.” houstonchronicle.com/business/energ…

Jeff St. John (@jeffsaintjohn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Texas has finally funded a $1.8B program to help nursing homes, fire stations and other critical sites install solar, batteries and generators to stay powered during storms. And unlike gas power plants, Texas can actually build these microgrids quickly... canarymedia.com/articles/clean…