Fossil Fuel Lock-in vs. Renewable Growth

Texas Republicans push natural gas mandates despite solar dominance. Amazon's 7.65 GW off-grid gas plant for AI data centers threatens net-zero pledges. Trump paid $1.22B to kill offshore wind. State-level progress (Utah solar milestone, California solar record) persists, but We Energies gas controversy and Washington PSE gas peakers show tension between reliability and decarbonization.