Texas gets hit by hurricanes regularly yet still manages to generate a decent amount from wind and some from solar too. A lot of the turbines are near the coast

Texas gets hit by hurricanes regularly yet still manages to generate a decent amount from wind and some from solar too. A lot of the turbines are near the coast--where there's more wind, and also more risk from hurricanes. About 1/3 of the electricity consumed in the state as I write this is being generated by renewables. That's with mild temperatures and lower than average wind generation. On a day like today with more typical winds it would probably be about half from renewables. http://www.ercot.com/content/cdr/html/real_time_system_conditions.html http://www.ercot.com/content/cdr/html/real_time_system_condi...