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Texas Sets Wind Power Record

8th March, 2010 - Posted by carsi - No Comments

The New York Times recently noted that Texas set a record for wind power generation by supplying 19% of its energy on the main electric grid through wind-powered turbines. Most of the wind power is provided from West Texas towns, and the article points out that the system can’t yet handle transmitting all of the energy generated by the turbines to bigger cities like Dallas and Houston, where demand for power is high. Texas is working on building better transmission lines, but may be delayed due to a recent court decision. This seems like an area of green energy that Texas has only begun to tap into, and hopefully Texas can translate its leadership and experiences from the oil and gas energy field to the green wind energy sector.