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Both solar and wind are popular and growing. Texas generates more wind energy than any other state (in gigawatthours). I'm unsure if any other state has a high
by bretpiatt 4y ago
Both solar and wind are popular and growing.
Texas generates more wind energy than any other state (in gigawatthours). I'm unsure if any other state has a higher percentage of their total production in wind. Texas is around 20% of total in wind on ongoing basis (and another few percent in solar).
During recent heatwave solar and wind provided nearly 40%, "
Several experts told CNN that it's owed in large part to strong performances from wind and solar, which generated 27 gigawatts of electricity during Sunday's peak demand -- close to 40% of the total needed."
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/14/us/texas-energy-record-solar-wind-climate/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/14/us/texas-energy-record-solar-...