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”
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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”
10,000 Wind Energy Jobs Created (May 2010 Perryman Report)
Texas Study Finds Substantial Economic Benefits and Consumer Savings from Wind Power and CREZ Transmission Plan WACO, Texas (May 20, 2010) – The typical Texas residential consumer is expected to potentially save $160 to $355 annually in electricity bills, once new transmission lines are completed to deliver wind power throughout the state, according to aContinue reading “10,000 Wind Energy Jobs Created (May 2010 Perryman Report)”
Texas Wind Power Grows Along the Gulf Coast
From The Texas Tribunes By Kate Galbraith SARITA — On the 400,000-acre Kenedy Ranch along the southern Gulf Coast, the wind coming off the water nearly flattops the clusters of oak trees. Towering above the trees, above the long grasses, sand dunes, grazing cattle and the occasional antelope, are scores of wind turbines, each aboutContinue reading “Texas Wind Power Grows Along the Gulf Coast”
Statement by Wind Coalition on the Recent Texas Power Outages
The following statement was issued by Paul Sadler, executive director of The Wind Coalition, on the recent power outages: “It has been reported that approximately 50 fossil fuel generating units tripped offline, reducing expected output of approximately 7,000 MW on the electric grid, triggering rolling blackouts. We know these companies and individuals are working tirelesslyContinue reading “Statement by Wind Coalition on the Recent Texas Power Outages”
Why Texas Is Using More Coal, Wind and Less Gas
From The Texas Tribunes By Kate Galbraith When Texans turn on their lights, run their air conditioning or plug in their iPads, they are getting an increasing amount of power from the wind — and from coal plants. Figures released earlier this month show that last year, nearly 8 percent of the power on theContinue reading “Why Texas Is Using More Coal, Wind and Less Gas”
‘Wind Power Rush’ Could Reverse Texans’ Fortunes
By Chris Rose, blog.ewea.org The 781.5 MW Roscoe wind complex boasts 627 wind turbines pumping green emissions-free electricity into the thirsty Texas grid. North American towns like Sweetwater, Texas — originally fuelled by cheap land and wealth derived from cattle, minerals, timber, railroads and oil — once prompted dreams of success, grandeur and independence. InContinue reading “‘Wind Power Rush’ Could Reverse Texans’ Fortunes”