ABOUT US
The Energy Alliance is a project of the Texas Business Coalition.
We are focused on highlighting the aspects of the energy market that matter most to consumers:
Reliability - Power when you need it most.
Affordability - Low costs power prosperity.
Efficiency - Less red tape, effective use of resources.
Reliability
Reliable energy generation and delivery is the bedrock of every modern functioning economy. Consumers - individuals and businesses alike - count on the lights turning on when they flip the switch, the A/C working when it’s hot, and business and industry functioning without interruption.
Continued taxpayer subsidies directed toward less reliable energy producers are contributing to an electric grid that is less dependable, increasing the risks of brown and blackouts when consumers need power most.
Affordability
Every family and business has to look closely at the cost of utilities. As energy costs increase, hard working families and businesses are faced with tough choices. Fortunately, abundant resources, innovative new technologies, and competitive electric markets have driven down costs.
Unfortunately, the continued practice of subsidizing renewable energy generation has caused massive distortions to the wholesale electricity market, leading to increased costs to consumers and taxpayers.
Efficiency
It is no accident that the most reliable and affordable energy in the country is available in markets that are efficient. Competitive electricity markets mean less red tape, expense, and inefficiency between energy producers and consumers.
A competitive, free market is the best way to ensure reliable and affordable energy. Market distortions caused by continued energy subsidies threaten the effectiveness of the electricity market as well as the most efficient use of resources.
Bill Peacock
Policy Director
Bill Peacock is the policy director of The Energy Alliance. He conducts research for the Alliance on issues related to energy policy. These include federal and state regulation of electricity markets, the Texas electricity market, renewable energy, federal, state, and local energy subsidies, and the relationship between free markets, regulatory policy, and economic prosperity.
Bill has extensive experience in Texas government and policy on a variety of issues, including economic, regulatory, and fiscal policy, property rights, natural resources, and public education. His work has focused on identifying and reducing the harmful effects of regulations on individuals, businesses, and the economy.
Bill has served in various roles in and around Texas government. He has been a legislative and communications consultant, and was the vice president for research at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the deputy commissioner for coastal resources at the Texas General Land Office, the deputy assistant commissioner for intergovernmental affairs at the Texas Department of Agriculture, and a legislative aide to Rep. John Culberson in the Texas House of Representatives. Bill began his career in state policy as the analyst for public education and school finance for the Texas Senate Committee on Education.
Bill has a B.A. in History from the University of Northern Colorado and a M.B.A. with an emphasis in public finance from the University of Houston. He lives with his wife, Kelly, and son, William, in Austin, Texas, where they attend Redeemer Presbyterian Church.