texas wind power Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 07:10:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Wind Power Knocks Out Coal in Texas https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wind-power-knocks-coal-texas-20171130/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wind-power-knocks-coal-texas-20171130/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2017 07:10:56 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64813 The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages 90 percent of the state’s power grid and the majority of its power is sourced from natural gas and coal. Ten years ago, its wind power accounted for only two percent of its power mix. With the expansion of transmission capacity and market reforms, the current power […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wind-power-knocks-coal-texas-20171130/feed/ 0 64813 Wind Power in Texas Breaks Output and Subsidy Records https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wind-power-in-texas-breaks-output-and-subsidy-records-20121116/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wind-power-in-texas-breaks-output-and-subsidy-records-20121116/#respond Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:17:52 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28171 On November 10 at 10:21 am., Texas’ wind energy has hit yet another record generating an 8,521-megawatt power, which is about thrice its average output in 2011. This means greater taxpayer subsidy, according to the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF). The wind energy peak accounted for about 29.5% of the state’s electricity demand (36,423 megawatts), according […]

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