Old Rocks
Diamond Member
Dumb fuck Ms. Elektra;Wind Energy has already failed where it is the windiest, it will never work, it has failed for the last 40 years in California, how many more years and how many more billions do you think it will take to fix the problems.better aqueducts, better roads, and better windmills, along with more well regulated militia; can make wing energy happen, anywhere it may be windy.
Wind energy technology booms, increases role in Texas electricity power
The Texas wind industry continues its boom and is showing its impact on the state’s electricity generation.
Texas joined 11 other U.S. states that generated 10 percent or more of their in-state electricity from wind in 2015.
Texas came in at 10 percent, which is the first time for the state, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
Local and state officials in the wind industry said the renewable clean energy source is here to stay and can be expected to grow substantially in years to come, due to a boom in technology in wind turbines and a multiyear extension of the wind energy production tax credit.
“It’s amazing that from a technology that didn’t really exist in Texas 20 years ago, we’re now where it’s 10 percent of the power,” Jeff Clark, executive director of the Wind Coalition, said. “What’s happening is the technology has really matured and there has been a boom of development that has gone on. In Texas, right now, we’re looking at over $30 billion invested in wind farms.”
Texas wind energy is forecasted to supply 37 percent of the in-state electricity generation by 2030, according to the wind association.
“I think it is going to continue to grow slowly and steadily,” Clark said. “I think that you’re going to see a steady rise of wind generation and gas generation and what I call homegrown Texas power.”
That “homegrown” power continues to increase due to research and technological innovations that are being developed across the state, and in Lubbock.