Texas is king, but Iowa breezes past California

From News 8 Austin, April 13, 2009...

Texas continues to blow away the competition, but Iowa can now generate more wind power than California.

Details are in an industry report being released Monday by the American Wind Energy Association.

The Lone Star state's 7,118 megawatts dwarfs Iowa's 2,791 megawatts and California's 2,517 megawatts.

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Wind energy industry blowing through Central Texas

From News 8 Austin, December 17, 2008...

TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company has shipped its first fleet of wind turbines off to Chile.

It's no stretch of logic to say that assembling a 72-ton wind turbine is no easy task, but once it's up to full production TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company will produce one every eight hours.

The operation will consequently open up more jobs, bringing in more green for the local economy while providing a green energy alternative.

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Wal-Mart buying wind power for Texas stores

From KVUE, November 20, 2008...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is buying enough wind power to supply 15 percent of the electricity it needs for 360 Texas stores.

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Texas adds most wind power capacity

From Austin Business Journal, October 22, 2008...

Texas led all U.S. states in the amount of wind power capacity added in the third quarter, and now stands not only as a national leader in wind energy but an international one as well.

According to a report from the American Wind Energy Association, Texas — already the nation’s leader — added 693 megawatts of capacity, the most of any U.S. state, and more than half of the total added during the quarter.

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Wind lines concern Hill Country residents

From KXAN, August 30, 2008...

Hill Country residents have raised multiple concerns about new transmissions lines that will be installed to deliver wind energy across Texas.

In July, the Public Utilities Commission approved a plan called "Scenario 2" that maps out the general route companies will follow when installing transmission lines.

The lines will carry energy from wind farms in West Texas to Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Ft. Worth.

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Study: In Texas, Wind Power Beats Natural Gas

From news.com April 11, 2008...

Wind power is worth it, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

ERCOT studied the costs and benefits of wind power in three scenarios and concluded that expanding wind power in Texas would outweigh the total costs of boosting the state's electrical grid with conventional technologies.

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Study: Wind Power to Texas Cities May Cost $6 Billion

From Houston Chronicle April 3, 2008...

Hooking up the state's largest cities to rapidly expanding wind power projects in West Texas could cost as much as $6.3 billion in the coming years, the state's grid operator says.

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Texas Earns No. 1 Spot In Wind Power Survey

From Austin Business Journal April 3, 2008...

Texas ranks No. 1 for its wind power development, increasing its installed capacity by 60 percent over 2006, according to the latest rankings by the American Wind Energy Association.

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