Solar is MORE expensive than Gas (w/ receipts)

Energy News Beat Podcast

Solar is MORE expensive than Gas (w/ receipts)

May 29, 2025

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Daily Standup, the hosts, Stuart Turley and Michael Tanner expose the true costs of solar energy, citing data from Doug Sheridan that reveals solar is significantly more expensive than natural gas across Europe—except in Spain and Portugal. They highlight the added costs of transmission and infrastructure and question whether energy policy is driven by politics rather than economics. Other stories include the struggling solar market amid economic headwinds, water management issues threatening the Permian Basin’s oil output, green corridor projects raising greenwashing concerns, and Texas legislation targeting inactive oil wells with stricter deadlines.

Highlights of the Podcast

00:00 - Intro

01:19 - Spain – the aftermath by Doug Sheridan – Wind and Solar are infact more expensive

05:03 - Has the solar market seen better days? Economic Headwinds Threaten Solar Industry’s Bright Future

07:28 - The Crude Truth: Water Management Challenges Threaten Permian Basin Oil Production

10:16 - World’s largest port launches three European green corridor projects – is this just greenwashing at it’s finest, or does it have any value?

13:02 - Texas oil companies face new deadlines to plug inactive wells

18:31 - Markets Updates

20:27 - Outro

Please see the links below or articles that we discuss in the podcast.

Spain – the aftermath by Doug Sheridan – Wind and Solar are infact more expensive

Has the solar market seen better days? Economic Headwinds Threaten Solar Industry’s Bright Future