Senate Bill 931, which has passed the Senate and is now in the State Affairs Committee of the House, would eliminate Texas’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and make the purchase of renewable energy credits (RECs) by utilities voluntary, pulling the financial rug out from under the entrepreneurs and investors who have made Texas #1 inContinue reading “TEXAS: Don’t Pull the Plug on Renewable Energy in Texas!”
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TEXAS: Wind Coalition Statement on Senate Passage of Texas Senate Bill 931
Earlier today, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 931 by Senator Troy Fraser. The bill would end the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and would end the Texas Public Utility Commission’s discretionary authority under the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) program. A link to the bill is available here. Jeff Clark, Executive Director of The WindContinue reading “TEXAS: Wind Coalition Statement on Senate Passage of Texas Senate Bill 931”
Southwest Power Pool Study Misses Low-Cost Options for Meeting Clean Power Plan
by Michael Goggin Originally Published: https://www.aweablog.org/southwest-power-pool-study-misses-low-cost-options-for-meeting-clean-power-plan/ The Southwest Power Pool released a study today examining the impacts of complying with EPA’s Clean Power Plan. Unfortunately, the study’s results are not realistic as the study arbitrarily limited the region’s options for complying with the Clean Power Plan. If the region had been allowed to fully utilizeContinue reading “Southwest Power Pool Study Misses Low-Cost Options for Meeting Clean Power Plan”
Wind Power Creates 30,000 Texas Jobs, Generates $85 million in Taxes, Public Citizen Data Shows
Renewable Energy Boom Under Siege by State Legislators Austin, Texas – The boom in West Texas wind-powered electricity generation has delivered a major economic boost to the region, including creation of over 40 new businesses and 30,000 construction jobs in 57 West Texas counties since 2001, according to data collected by Public Citizen’s Texas office.Continue reading “Wind Power Creates 30,000 Texas Jobs, Generates $85 million in Taxes, Public Citizen Data Shows”
Wind Coalition Urges No Vote on Texas SB 931
Senate Bill 931 – Abandoning Texas Energy Investors Repeal of the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and CREZ Authority SB 931, which would repeal the RPS (Renewable Portfolio Standard) and eliminate the still-not-complete CREZ program, represents a massive step backward in Texas successful energy policies. The bill harms investors who committed capital to Texas renewable generationContinue reading “Wind Coalition Urges No Vote on Texas SB 931”
Dow to Become One of the Largest Industrial Buyers of Renewable Energy
Dow Accelerates Sustainability with New Wind Farm Agreement for Texas Facility Midland, Michigan – As a part of Dow’s Energy Plan and its Sustainability Goals, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) has taken another step towards reducing its own carbon “footprint.” Marking milestone progress, Dow’s Energy business has signed a long-term agreement with a new windContinue reading “Dow to Become One of the Largest Industrial Buyers of Renewable Energy”
Sierra Club: ERCOT Finally Values Wind Peak Capacity Using Actual Data
By Cyrus Reed – The Sierra Club | Lone Star Chapter For the last five years, the Sierra Club has been in a healthy discussion at ERCOT (Electric Reliable Council of Texas) and the Public Utility Commission of Texas over how to calculate the value of wind energy during peak demand. Opponents of wind stillContinue reading “Sierra Club: ERCOT Finally Values Wind Peak Capacity Using Actual Data”
Texas Tribune Festival Offers Discounts to Wind Coalition Members
The 2014 Texas Tribune Festival is a weekend of debate, discussion, and dialogue featuring some of the biggest names in the world of politics and public policy. Over three days on the University of Texas at Austin campus, more than 200 speakers will dive into the state’s and nation’s most pressing issues: public and higher education,Continue reading “Texas Tribune Festival Offers Discounts to Wind Coalition Members”
How Loud is a Wind Turbine?
From GEReports.com. Because wind turbines are such a great source of clean, renewable energy, they’re usually greeted with a great deal of enthusiasm. But some complaints have been made that they can cause too much noise for residents living within a mile of the blades. So just how noisy are these turbines? The closest thatContinue reading “How Loud is a Wind Turbine?”
Plummeting Curtailment, More Low-Cost Wind: CREZ Transmission Policy Already Reaping Big Returns
From AWEA by Michael Goggin While wind energy curtailment has received a great deal of attention of late, thanks in part to a controversial New York Times article, the real story is that nationwide wind energy curtailment is rapidly on the decline. Wind curtailment was nearly cut in half last year, from 4.9 percent ofContinue reading “Plummeting Curtailment, More Low-Cost Wind: CREZ Transmission Policy Already Reaping Big Returns”