Georgetown, Texas, United States of America. Once in the middle of the oil boom State in the twentieth century. But by 2017 the city of 54,000 people aims to be 100% powered by renewable energy thanks to a deal with SunEdison. Just shows how the times they are-a-changing (as Bob Dylan sings).
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Texas. The lone star state. Home of the Alamo, the huge ten-gallon cowboy hat, massive steers and huge oil wells (but we don’t like talking about them do we?!). You may already know that Texas is the nation’s largest wind power producer. But it hit a new major high in March when it produced more wind… Read the rest
New Generation Power Texas (a diversified global developer, investor, owner and operator of energy infrastructure assets in the areas of Utility Scale Power Generation) has signed a contract with GE for the supply of 235 wind turbines and related services for their 400 Megawatt Texas Wind Project.
Clearing and construction at the site began at the… Read the rest
Why is Texas at the forefront of renewable energy production in the United States? Because a decade and a half ago the State had a vision and demonstrated its commitment to increase green energy production through a combination of legislation and Government funding. Contrast and compare this approach to the Texas of the seventies and eighties… Read the rest
The American Wind Energy Association has published its quarterly market report for the US wind industry. It reveals that while there was very slow growth for the first three quarters of 2013, a lot of groundwork was being laid, leading to the commencement of construction in the fourth quarter to the tune of 10,900 megawatts. Adding… Read the rest
