For the season finale, we're back where we started: Austin. But more than talking about how people in Austin feel about the energy transition and the energy industry more generally, we're considering how the proceedings in Austin affect the energy portfolio throughout Texas. We'll hear from lawmakers, lobbyists, experts, and utilities about how what happens in Austin, changes the state.

Voices from across Texas energy:

"We can argue philosophically about a lot of things, but the reality is this state today is hugely dependent upon the power generated by those forms of generation whether that's wind, solar, or batteries," said Texas State Rep. Drew Darby.

"We need to recognize that there are sacrifices that people in rural Texas have to make in order to provide those goods and services to people who want to live in cities," said Texas State Rep. Drew Darby.

"In Texas, I think very little have we seen people be opposed to a project because of politics," said Catlin Smith, Senior Vice President of Federal and Regulatory Affairs at Jupiter Power.

"When political scientists think about opposition to renewable energy and the energy transition, generally, they're of two minds: There's a group that thinks it's all about economics and economic self interest, and there's another group of people who are focusing on partisan polarization and the fact that the two parties are growing apart on renewable energy," said David Spence, professor of energy regulation at the University of Texas.

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