May 5, 2016 | Legislative Watch
Despite growing demand, power capacity reserves in Texas won’t likely run short any time soon. That appears to be the message from ERCOT, the organization that oversees the state’s power grid, as it releases this week its seasonal and 10-year reserve forecasts. The...
Jan 20, 2016 | Legislative Watch
According to a report from Scientific American, wind generators provided 40 percent of the electricity on the state’s main power grid for 17 straight hours during a single day in December. And at its peak that day — Dec. 20th — wind provided 45 percent of the power....
Dec 29, 2015 | Legislative Watch
Wind generators pumped out 13,883 megawatts of power in Texas on Dec. 20th. That’s a ton of power — enough, in fact, to set a new statewide record. But plenty of other wind power records fell during 2015 — thanks in part to expensive new power lines. The U.S. Congress...
Sep 16, 2015 | Legislative Watch
The winds have been blowing hard lately — so hard in fact that records are getting broken. According to the organization that manages the state’s main power grid, wind farms generated 11,467 megawatts of electricity on Sept. 13th — or enough electricity to serve...
Jun 6, 2014 | Legislative Watch
True fact #1: Texas leads all other states for its development of wind power. True fact #2: On a per capita basis, Texas trails almost all states for the development of solar power. Wind power has raced ahead in Texas, while solar power has continued to sputter. But...
