Renewable Resources: The New Texas Energy Powerhouse
Public Citizen & SEED, 2002
Wind power is delivering significant economic benefits to Texas and has the potential to be a major economic force in the future.
Fewer than six years after the state’s first commercial utilityscale wind power plant was installed, Texas has 1,100 Megawatts of wind power on the ground. In response to the Texas legislature’s renewable energy requirement, utilities and wind companies invested $1 billion in 2001 to build 912 Megawatts of new wind power projects.
Clean Energy Blueprint
Union of Concerned Scientists 2001
The Union of Concerned Scientists, with assistance from American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and Tellus Institute, investigated the costs and benefits of a Clean Energy Blueprint to promote diversity in production and energy conservation. We also examine a subset of Clean Energy Blueprint policies included in the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Investment Act of 2001 (S. 1333).