Eco Factor: Texas sets new record for wind generation.
Texas, the nation’s wind energy leader, set a new record for wind generation when 19 percent of the electricity of the state’s main grid was supplied by wind turbines. The 6272MW peak was generated, which didn’t include the energy being generated by the turbines in the windy Panhandle, because they are on a different grid.
The state’s overall wind energy average is considerably lower than these spikes, as last year Texas got about 6.2 percent of its electricity from wind. Many turbines are being installed in Texas, while some are being slowed or shut down on windy days because the state doesn’t have sufficient transmission lines to move all the power from remote areas to cities.
The state is spending nearly $5 billion to fix the transmission problems and it plans to build a web of power lines that would be able to deliver wind energy from congested West Texas to power-hungry cities.
Via: Green Inc
