TCC continues to support a deregulated energy market because fair retail competition is in the best interest of all businesses, energy producers and consumers. TCC also supports healthy economic growth in Texas by promoting the production of adequate supplies of all forms of energy at competitive prices, opposing increased taxes and fees on energy sources, eliminating tax inequities between energy sources, discouraging the use of subsidies, encouraging conservation of resources, and balancing environmental concerns with energy production and useage.

TCC also supports policies that expand access to sources of gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), with a commitment to safety and the environment done in cooperation with affected communities. Because TCC supports fuels diversity, including oil, natural gas, nuclear, coal and renewables, we oppose mandates on the type of energy and technology used in electric power generation because they tend to discriminate among energy options, inhibit efficient markets and harm both business and public interests.