Tag Archives: wind power
Without Transmission Lines, Renewable Energy Still has a Long Way to Go — Literally
In Superpower, author Russell Gold tells the story of a Houston businessman’s ambitious plan to transform the electric grid.
If you want to understand the future of renewable energy, look to Texas. That’s the argument Russell Gold makes in his new book Superpower: One Man’s Quest ...Read More
Inside the Coordinated Attack on a North Texas Wind Farm
Conservative lawmakers, an oil investor and other activists did all they could to stop a wind project in rural Texas, even as the state has increasingly embraced renewable energy.
Earlier this year, a Canadian energy producer was poised to build two large wind farms in Clay County, a mostly featureless stretch of plains at the Texas-Oklah...Read More
Eye on Texas: The ‘Bleached Sentinels’ of Nolan County
Austin photographer and multimedia producer Gabriel C. Pérez marvels at the towering wind turbines of Nolan County in October's Eye on Texas photo feature....Read More
Texas Solar Power May Have its Day in the Sun
Two recently-announced solar projects in West Texas show how solar is becoming cheaper and more than just a niche source of energy. ...Read More
Where the Wind Cries Money
The Great Texas Wind Rush suggests that Texas is not so much an oil and gas state, or even an energy state, as a resource-exploitation state....Read More
Q&A with Kate Galbraith on Wind, Water and Leaving Texas
I talk with Kate Galbraith, who covered energy and environment for the Texas Tribune from 2010 to till just a few weeks ago when she left for the (literally) gr...Read More
Solar Power Could See Explosive Growth in Texas over Coming Decades
Solar is just a tiny sliver—less than 1 percent—of Texas' electricity mix.Yet, the economics are becoming increasingly favorable for solar to take off ...Read More