Texas led the country in new renewable energy projects last year
Texas led the country in building new renewable energy projects last year, according to a report released this week by the American Clean Power Association, continuing a promising trend in a state that’s largely dependent on planet-warming fossil fuels.
Texas installed 7,352 megawatts of new wind, solar and energy installation projects in 2021, significantly outpacing California, which installed 2,697 megawatts of storage projects. Oklahoma, Florida and New Mexico were the other top producing states.
Texas also surpassed other states in the amount of storage it has under construction or in advanced development, reaching nearly 20,000 megawatts, followed by California at nearly 14,000 megawatts.
Texas is experiencing a rise in renewable energy deployment not necessarily due to concerns over human-caused climate change, but rather because of the low costs of renewable energy sources like solar and wind development. Read original full article
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Atlantis Viewpoint
There were many arguments and blame thrown around last year over the issue of the extreme cold snap in Texas. Do you remember all the media coverage blaming solar and wind energy for the power outages? When at the same time it was being pointed out that the aging infrastructure that carries the electricity to homes and offices was actually what was having the problems.
Thankfully those investing in new energy production realised this and were also attracted not simply by a desire to generate clean energy but by the fall in costs for new wind and solar power systems. So, let’s hope this cost trend continues and fossil fuel prices continue to rise. Unfortunately, at present growth in renewable or clean energy production is still being matched or outpaced by new fossil fuel power use.
Governments and big energy companies can either be part of the problem or part of the solution to our energy transition. We will be pushing with energy companies and states across the US to implement True Clean Energy systems for all new energy expansion needs and to start replacing current energy supplies with available and proven clean energy systems
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