texas wind power

By Joseph Baker on September 21, 2011

Tags: CPS Energy, Duke Energy Corp., Duke Energy Media, Duke-American Transmission Co., Tuesday Duke Energy Media, American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Austin Energy, CPS Energy, Duke Energy, Los Vientos I Windpower Project, Los Vientos II, Texas renewable energy, texas wind power, electricity, energy, Greg Efthimiou, Laurel Hill, Pennsylvania, Texas

Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK), through its subsidiary Duke Energy Renewables, will add more wind energy to its generation portfolio in Texas.

New Transmission Lines Coming to Texas

By Joseph Baker on June 6, 2011

Tags: Competitive Renewable Energy Zones, CREZ, electric grid, energy grid, energy transmission, Inc., Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), Quanta Services, renewable energy, Sharyland Utilities, Texas renewable energy, Texas State Legislature, texas wind power

Six years ago, in an effort to encourage development of its massive wind power potential, Texas state lawmakers passed Senate Bill 20 and with it created Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ).

Texas Renewable Energy Up 30% in 2010

By Terry McDonald on May 17, 2011

Tags: United States, EIA, ERCOT, Texas clean energy, Texas renewable energy, texas wind power, electricity, energy, oil, Texas

The State of Texas increased its renewable energy generation by 30% in 2010 to 28 million megawatt-hours (MWh) with a rated capacity of 10,515 megawatts (MW), according to annual report filed May 13 with the Texas Pubic Utilities Commission by Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). ERCOT is the grid operator for 85% of the state’s power and is the agency responsible for monitoring renewable energy for the entire state.

South Texas Electric Cooperative Orders More Wind Power

By Joseph Baker on May 11, 2011

Tags: Energy Wholesaler, Iberdrola Renewables Inc., Iberdrola Renovable, Peñascal Wind Power Project, power purchase agreement, South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC), Texas renewable energy, texas wind power

Headquartered in Nursery, Texas, the South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC) provides wholesale energy to 175,000 members in 65 counties in southern Texas.

T. Boone Pickens Drops Wind Power From His Energy Plan [Video]

By Nathanael Baker on December 14, 2010

Tags: United States, USD, hydraulic fracturing, natural gas, Pampa, Pickens Plan, t. boone pickens, Texas, texas wind power, U.S. wind industry, U.S. wind power, Congress, energy, fracturing, oil, oil and gas, Steve Terrell, T. Boone Pickens, Texas

T. Boone Pickens, once one of the brightest examples of the shift from conventional fossil fuel energy to renewable energy, has announced his Pickens Plan no longer involves wind energy.

A New Wind Surges Across Panhandle

By Zaher Karp on July 24, 2009

Tags: The NACEL Energy Corporation, NACEL Energy Corporation, OTCBB:NCEN, texas wind energy, texas wind power, wind energy, wind power, California, energy, Iowa, Kurt Divich, metal, Minnesota, Paul Turner, Texas

Wind received a gust of attention this week from Fortune Magazine.

Fortune profiled NACEL Energy, the first publicly traded company to work exclusively in wind power. The company could very well mark the beginning of mainstream alternative energy.