18 Aug
Texas Building WIND Super-Highway!
Happy Monday! Just last week I talked to you kind folk about how immensely cool Oregon’s new “solar-highway” project was. I talked to you about how more states need to start similar projects and start finding alternative means to power their lives and put a dent in the energy debts they create. Turns out, other states ARE jumping on board, and while it might not be solar, it should be just as effective!
According to new reports, Texas is the latest in our great 50 to adopt a massive, and massively impressive undertaking. Where Oregon went Solar, Texas is going Wind. While Texas is already the nation’s leader in wind-energy, they decided that instead of resting on their laurels, they’d go bigger, and bigger, and bigger again. How big? How about allocating $4.9 BILLION dollars towards new transmission lines to send the energy created from windmills from rural and urban areas alike.
According to the article, “The upgrade stands to harness 18,000 megawatts from Texas’ 4,000 wind turbines - enough to power more than 4 million homes.” Wow. The best news, in my humble opinion, is that all of this could be up and running in as little as 3-4 years. While Lone Star residents will see a $3/month increase in taxes, it will be well worth it for the huge reduction in overall energy costs, as well as a huge reduction in Texas’ actual energy consumption.
Kudos Texas, Kudos.
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