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> Texas is in a funny place. They are pumping oil like crazy Texas had always pumped a lot of oil. Texas was the oil capital of the world for a long time befo
by liftbigweights 8y ago
> Texas is in a funny place. They are pumping oil like crazy
Texas had always pumped a lot of oil. Texas was the oil capital of the world for a long time before saudi arabia came around.
> but they are building wind like crazy as well.
That's because one of the wealthiest men in the world has been a big fan of wind energy.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19231397/ns/us_news-environment/t/texas-oil-tycoon-plans-largest-wind-farm/ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19231397/ns/us_news-environment/t/...
> I could easily see Texas being a majority renewables while at the same time exporting more and more Oil.
No major state or country is going to be renewable majority for a very long time ( if ever ). Least of all texas.
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/images/charts/primary-energy-consumption-by-source-history.png https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/images/charts/primary-en...
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