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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 News

The Buffalo Gap Wind Farm in Merkel.
Credit: Bob Daemmrich

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.

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Mose Buchele

KUT NEWS