Column: Texas Clean Energy Hampered by Location
By Kate Galbraith / The New York Times Austin, Texas – As the United States contemplates a clean-energy future, leadership is coming from a surprising place—Texas. This state is well-known fo...
2 Texas Projects Get Federal Wind Research Funds
(DALLAS) Two projects in Texas will share part of $43 million in federal grants for offshore wind energy improvements. The Department of Energy on Thursday announced $900,000 in funding for progra...
Wind Industry Fights to Defend Its Position as Clean Energy Alternative study
From The Daily Oklahoman by Christ Casteel Washington, DC – The Obama administration’s emphasis on clean energy and the fight in Congress over energy legislation is creating some tension amon...
How Do You Determine Sites for Wind Turbines?
Wind projects can move from concept to full operation much more quickly than other power generation sources. While wind farms must complete the same permitting process as any electrical producer, i...
Reliability
Texas needs reliable sources of electrical generation. Texas needs power sources that meet our energy demands, that can be integrated into the current electrical system, and that are cost-competiti...
Grid Interconnections
How are new power plants interconnected to ERCOT? Texas is divided electrically among four electrical systems as illustrated below. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is the primary ...
Corpus Power Plant Could Lead to Faster Taking of Colorado River Water
From The Austin American-Statesman By Asher Price The state environmental agency today could give the go-ahead for the construction of a large petroleum coke power plant in Corpus Christi, likely l...
Kansas Governor Parkinson Calls for a Federal RES
BY TIM CARPENTER Topeka Capital-Journal Gov. Mark Parkinson said Wednesday one of the most important bills before Congress was a measure requiring states to draw a portion of their electrical power...