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Report takes the wind out of Texas’ reputation as renewable powerhouse

Texas touts its wind power production, but a new report suggests that the state doesn't utilize that energy, with around 10 percent of the energy on the grid coming from wind turbines.

By Mose Buchele, KUT NewsNov. 4, 2016, 2:37 p.m. CentralUpdated Nov. 4, 2016, 2:37 p.m. Central

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Report takes the wind out of Texas’ reputation as renewable powerhouse

by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune
November 4, 2016

<h1>Report takes the wind out of Texas’ reputation as renewable powerhouse</h1>
<p class="byline">by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune <br />November 4, 2016</p>
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<p><span>Texas generates more wind power than any other state in the country. It&rsquo;s a fact that a lot of people in the state like to crow about, but a new federal review of which states use the most wind as a percentage of their total electricity generation has called that into question.</span></p>
<p>Read the full story at <a href="http://kut.org/post/report-takes-wind-out-texas-reputation-renewable-powerhouse">KUT News</a>.</p>
<p><span>See these Texas Tribune stories about energy:</span></p>
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<li>Mark Miller, a Libertarian running for Railroad Commission, is <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2016/10/23/railroad-commission-race-petroleum-engineer-lifts-/">gaining</a> an unusual amount of attention in a turbulent election cycle.</li>
<li>Texas <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2016/09/02/texas-stops-helping-poor-families-pay-their-electr/">stops helping</a> poor families pay their electric bills.</li>
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Report takes the wind out of Texas’ reputation as renewable powerhouse

Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune
November 4, 2016

Texas generates more wind power than any other state in the country. It’s a fact that a lot of people in the state like to crow about, but a new federal review of which states use the most wind as a percentage of their total electricity generation has called that into question.

Read the full story at KUT News.

See these Texas Tribune stories about energy:

• Mark Miller, a Libertarian running for Railroad Commission, is gaining an unusual amount of attention in a turbulent election cycle.

• Texas stops helping poor families pay their electric bills.

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Kiah Collier was a reporter for the ProPublica-Texas Tribune investigative initiative from 2020 through 2023. She previously worked at the Tribune as a reporter and associate editor, covering energy and... More by Kiah Collier

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