Tuesday, February 25, 2014

New Power Lines Will Make Texas the World's 5th-Largest Wind Power Producer

A new network of new transmission lines solved the "chicken or egg" problem that once blocked more wind power from reaching major population centers in Texas. (Credit: Texas State Energy Conservation Office) Click to enlarge.
The next big Texas energy boom does not involve tight gas formations in the Barnett Shale, or deepwater oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico. While fossil resources continue to draw high interest from energy developers and investors in the Lone Star State, Texas' hottest energy prospect is wind power in West Texas and the Panhandle.

New Power Lines Will Make Texas the World's 5th-Largest Wind Power Producer
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