Wind giant Texas stands tall as rule change looms
Depending on how the Environmental Protection Agency writes the new rules on power plant emissions, states such as Texas and California that have embraced renewable power or boosted their gas use may...
View ArticleCongress renews tax breaks for wind, biofuel
The move means taxpayers can claim the cuts and credits on their 2014 tax returns, but there is no guarantee they will be back in 2015.
View ArticlePolitics threatening Texas wind energy, advocates say
Industry-friendly policies helped Texas retain its position last year as the nation’s top wind energy producer, but partisan politics now threaten to ruin that reputation, wind advocates say.
View ArticleThe offshore wind industry is still struggling to ramp up in the U.S.
Developers and industry experts say the offshore wind energy sector is off to such a slow start in the U.S. because of regulatory hurdles, opposition from fossil fuel interests and the trials and...
View ArticleTaller turbines could unlock more wind power, new government report finds
A new government report finds that taller wind turbines could help the U.S. vastly expand its wind-generated electricity, throwing new weight behind a wind industry push to reach higher into the air.
View ArticleWind power growth faces sharp decline without federal aid, report says
While critics oppose the continuation of what they call "wind welfare," Texas leads the nation in wind power, which makes up about 14 percent of the Texas grid’s generation capacity.
View ArticleTexas hits new wind power milestone on Thursday
At 12:38 a.m. Thursday, the grid that manages nearly 90 percent of Texas' electricity load hit 12,237.6 megawatts of wind generation — nearly 37 percent of the grid's load at the time — besting the...
View ArticleTexas wind and solar power could compete with fossil fuels in just a few years
While Texas currently has very little solar power generation, there are several projects currently in development.
View ArticleWind and solar sectors applaud federal budget deal
While the lifting of the crude oil ban received the lion's share of the attention in the budget compromise, the bill also renews the federal production tax credit, or PTC, that benefits the growth of...
View ArticleTexas beats all other states combined in planned wind power growth
Despite the Lone Star State's vast number of wind farms already in operation, Texas now counts more than half of the entire nation's wind growth currently under construction.
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