Garrett Golding
Garrett Golding is an assistant vice president for energy programs at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, a role he has held since 2024. He leads cross-functional collaboration within the Dallas Fed and engagement with energy industry leaders to develop new insights on the intersection of energy and the economy.
He joined the Dallas Fed in 2019 as a business economist in the Research Department and was promoted to senior business economist in 2022. His work has focused primarily on oil and gas markets, geopolitics and the Texas power grid.
From 2006 to 2019, Golding held positions in the private energy industry and was an energy policy advisor at the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Golding earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Baylor University, a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College and a graduate certificate in energy and commodities from the University of Colorado Denver. He serves on the Advisory Board for the Maguire Energy Institute at the SMU Cox School of Business and is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
- Batteries, solar help keep the lights on in Texas but more needed Dallas Fed EconomicsNovember 4, 2025.
- Renewable energy jobs surge, though data differ on where and by how much Dallas Fed EconomicsAugust 26, 2025.
- New Mexico fuels U.S. crude oil output, funding for local programs Southwest EconomyMarch 24, 2025.
- Solar, battery capacity saved the Texas grid last summer; an uncertain future awaits Dallas Fed EconomicsJanuary 14, 2025.
- Electric reliability concerns spur Texas backup generation boom Southwest EconomyDecember 6, 2024.
- Addressing Texas grid reliability: Time to go nuclear? Southwest EconomyMay 13, 2024.
- Record-breaking Texas summer heat tests the grid, ERCOT operations Dallas Fed EconomicsOctober 17, 2023.
- Refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve offers chance to recalibrate its size Dallas Fed EconomicsOctober 3, 2023.
- Texas electrical grid remains vulnerable to extreme weather events Dallas Fed EconomicsJanuary 17, 2023.
- High fuel prices in the U.S. may crimp oil demand soon Dallas Fed EconomicsJune 21, 2022.
- Don’t look to oil companies to lower high retail gasoline prices Dallas Fed EconomicsMay 10, 2022.
- A Ban on U.S. Crude Oil Exports Would Not Lower Gasoline Prices at the Pump Dallas Fed EconomicsJanuary 4, 2022.
- Surging renewable energy in Texas prompts electricity generation adequacy questions Dallas Fed EconomicsAugust 17, 2021.
- Cost of Texas’ 2021 deep freeze justifies weatherization Dallas Fed EconomicsApril 15, 2021.
- Anticipated federal restrictions would slow Permian Basin production Dallas Fed EconomicsMarch 4, 2021.
- Falling oil prices drag down U.S. business investment Dallas Fed EconomicsMay 14, 2020.
- Don’t expect U.S. shale producers to respond quickly to geopolitical disruption Dallas Fed EconomicsOctober 3, 2019.
- “Record-breaking Texas summer heat tests the grid, ERCOT operations,” Dallas Fed Economics, October 17, 2023.
- “Refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve offers chance to recalibrate its size,” Dallas Fed Economics, October 3, 2023.
- “Texas electrical grid remains vulnerable to extreme weather events,” Dallas Fed Economics, January 17, 2023.
- “High Fuel Prices in the U.S. May Crimp Oil Demand Soon,” Dallas Fed Economics, June 21, 2022.
- “Don’t Look to Oil Companies to Lower High Retail Gasoline Prices,” with Lutz Kilian, Dallas Fed Economics, May 10, 2022.
- “A Ban on U.S. Crude Oil Exports Would Not Lower Gasoline Prices at the Pump,” with Lutz Kilian, Dallas Fed Economics, January 04, 2022.
- “Surging Renewable Energy in Texas Prompts Electricity Generation Adequacy Questions,” Dallas Fed Economics, August 17, 2021.
- “Spotlight: Oil Patch Productivity Rises; Jobs Vanish,” with Sean Howard, Southwest Economy, no. 2, 2021.
- “Cost of Texas’ 2021 Deep Freeze Justifies Weatherization,” with Anil Kumar and Karel Mertens, Dallas Fed Economics, April 15, 2021.
- “Anticipated Federal Restrictions Would Slow Permian Basin Production,” with Kunal Patel, Dallas Fed Economics, March 04, 2021.
- “Falling Oil Prices Drag Down U.S. Business Investment,” with Martin Stuermer and Jesse Thompson, Dallas Fed Economics, May 14, 2020.
- “Don’t Expect U.S. Shale Producers to Respond Quickly to Geopolitical Disruption,” Dallas Fed Economics, October 03, 2019.
- “Is our power grid ready for the future economy?” Texas Tribune (panel discussion), May 9, 2025.
- “Energy Independence or Illusion? Rethinking Security in the Global Oil Market,” Tulane University Future of Energy Forum (panel discussion), December 2, 2024.
- “Gas Stations,” The Economics of Everyday Things, Freakonomics Radio (podcast interview), January 22, 2023.
- “Oil Prices Fell, So Why Don’t Pump Prices?” May 12, 2022.
- “Permian Basin Outlook: Testimony before the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee,” June 23, 2021.