According to a report issued by GF Energy LLC of Washington, DC, the environment would benefit if the TXU buy out agreement goes through. GF Energy is an external consulting firm hired by The Dallas Morning News to analyze the TXU buy out deal. TXU's would-be buyers, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG, have said they would cancel 8 of TXU's 11 proposed coal-burning plants, consider cleaner technologies, address global warming, buy more wind power and double spending on energy conservation if the sale goes through. However, GF Energy urges environmental groups to ensure TXU is committed to finding energy sources cleaner than coal and that the PUC should require: - A commitment to specific investments in clean energy production
- A more specific commitment to new nuclear energy production and a realistic time frame for building new nuclear plants
- An effective and tightly focused program for reducing electricity demand
- The creation of a "global climate working group" that would report within a year on specific steps to combat global warming.
We’re all crossing our fingers that this important deal goes through. However, I agree with a statement issued by Environmental Defense: "In a perfect world, we wouldn't be relying on negotiations between an electric utility and a couple of nonprofits. This stuff ought to be requirements of state and federal law." by
Erin Swanson
Eswanson@enviance.com | 
