by Michael Goggin, AWEA https://www.aweablog.org/blog/post/wind-energy-helps-ward-off-power-outages Over the last 48 hours, wind energy played a critical role in keeping homeowners warm as grid operators across the Eastern and Central U.S. worked overtime to keep up with record-breaking winter demand. Most importantly, wind energy provided massive quantities of extremely valuable electricity when grid operators needed it mostContinue reading “Wind Energy Helps Ward Off Power Outages”
Category Archives: Texas
2014 Renewable Energy Law Conference Announced
The Wind Coalition is proud to be a supporting organization for the 2014 Renewable Energy Law Conference to be held in Austin, Texas. Join leading attorneys and industry experts in wind, solar and storage at Renewable Energy Law in Austin for two days of the latest developments affecting renewable energy in Texas and nationwide. 2014Continue reading “2014 Renewable Energy Law Conference Announced”
Texas A&M University School of Law Hosting Symposium on Wind Farming
Texas A&M Journal of Real Property Law Presents Wind Farming: Obstacles to Planning and Development November 15, 2013 – 8:30am-4:00pm Texas A&M University School of Law Fort Worth, Texas Texas A&M University School of Law is hosting a symposium on November 15, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas. The symposium is the third in a seriesContinue reading “Texas A&M University School of Law Hosting Symposium on Wind Farming”
ERCOT Mobile App Update Offers Real-Time Conditions, Wholesale Prices, and More
From ERCOT – The next generation of the free ERCOT Energy Saver mobile app is now available for Apple and Android devices. The upgrade features a new user interface that includes hourly and real-time system conditions, wholesale prices, and access to other information about ERCOT, the grid and the competitive electric market. “We continue toContinue reading “ERCOT Mobile App Update Offers Real-Time Conditions, Wholesale Prices, and More”
Holiday Cold Front Brings New Wind Power Record to ERCOT
Announced by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas on January 2, 2013: The high winds that sent a chill through Texas last week also contributed to a new wind power record, with wind generation providing 8,638 MW of power at 3:11 p.m. on Dec. 25. This output represented nearly 26 percent of system load inContinue reading “Holiday Cold Front Brings New Wind Power Record to ERCOT”
Texas Wind Energy Saves Enough Water for 138,000 Texans
With the driest November in more than 100 years now behind us, Texans are wondering when the rain will come again. Clearly, drought is becoming the new normal, at least for the foreseeable future. Fortunately, unlike other types of generation, Texas wind needs no water to generate electricity. The water saved, as reported by EnvironmentContinue reading “Texas Wind Energy Saves Enough Water for 138,000 Texans”
Navy, DoD, Developer Announce Wind Farm Agreement to Preserve Training Mission in South Texas
The Naval Operations Energy and Environmental Readiness Division Public Affairs office today released the following statement announcing the memorandum of agreement signed by the Navy, the Department of Defense, and Wind Coalition member company E.ON Climate & Renewables. Recognizing the vital importance of adequate and available energy supplies to power its missions, the United States NavyContinue reading “Navy, DoD, Developer Announce Wind Farm Agreement to Preserve Training Mission in South Texas”
NRDC Studies American Wind Farm Job Creation
Read a Copy of the Report Here: NRDC: American Wind Farms: Breaking Down the Benefits from Planning to Production From the Report’s Introduction: Stand underneath a wind turbine and it’s easy to be awestruck. Above you is a structure as tall as a 30-story building, with turbines as large as a football field and blades rotating atContinue reading “NRDC Studies American Wind Farm Job Creation”
Texas Wind Farms Deploy Radar So Birds, Not Feathers, Can Fly
From McClatchy Newspapers by Renee Schoof Wind on the Texas coast is tempting for energy companies. Unlike other parts of Texas – the nation’s No. 1 wind energy state – the coast has breezes that blow consistently on summer days, when energy demand peaks. But there’s risk, too. Millions of birds funnel through the TexasContinue reading “Texas Wind Farms Deploy Radar So Birds, Not Feathers, Can Fly”
Texas Still Windpower King
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Wind power accounted for a third of all new electricity generation capacity added in the U.S. last year, the American Wind Energy Association said Thursday. The industry group’s annual report said 6,816 megawatts were added, boosting installed capacity by 31 percent to 46,916 megawatts. Texas remained the No. 1 stateContinue reading “Texas Still Windpower King”