Texas is setting the bar

[Anonymous]

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/06/solar-power-generation-texas

Biggest wind energy producer by far, biggest solar producer, second in batteries… thanks to less regulation and the free market.

[Anonymous]

I love solar, but your takeaways are flawed.
1. What do you think Competitive Renewable Energy Zones are, if not regulation?
2. This article is about big solar fields, which create other problems. CA, a geographically smaller state, is still ahead in solar when you count rooftop solar which doesn't have the same transmission issues and open space reduction as large scale arrays.

I'm glad they're doing solar and wind, just "free market" is not why it's happening.

[Anonymous]

Solar is just a money laundering scam. Look who is behind most of it.

Wind power is marginal at best, transmission is the main problem among the other obvious ones.

Geothermal is good on a local level, but also has drawbacks.

Less electric demand is the only solution long-term speaking.

[Anonymous]

“Texas has become an all-around clean energy juggernaut, thanks to its lax permitting regime, fast grid-interconnection process, competitive energy market, and ample amount of solar- and wind-friendly land.

Its plans for the next year and a half underscore that status. As of July, the state intended to build 35 gigawatts of clean energy over 18 months, more than the next nine states combined, according to a Cleanview analysis of U.S. Energy Information Agency data.“




https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/chart-texas-plans-to-build-far-more-clean-energy-than-any-other-state

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Solar is just a money laundering scam. Look who is behind most of it.

Wind power is marginal at best, transmission is the main problem among the other obvious ones.

Geothermal is good on a local level, but also has drawbacks.

Less electric demand is the only solution long-term speaking.

This hasn’t been true in a long time. Solar and onshore wind are already competitive on their merits and combined with batteries offer a viable path to a largely renewable powered grid. (Totally decarbonised if you add new nuke capacity into the mix.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Solar is just a money laundering scam. Look who is behind most of it.

Wind power is marginal at best, transmission is the main problem among the other obvious ones.

Geothermal is good on a local level, but also has drawbacks.

Less electric demand is the only solution long-term speaking.

This hasn’t been true in a long time. Solar and onshore wind are already competitive on their merits and combined with batteries offer a viable path to a largely renewable powered grid. (Totally decarbonised if you add new nuke capacity into the mix.)

Batteries. Holy fire hazard and toxic waste dump afterwards Batman!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Solar is just a money laundering scam. Look who is behind most of it.

Wind power is marginal at best, transmission is the main problem among the other obvious ones.

Geothermal is good on a local level, but also has drawbacks.

Less electric demand is the only solution long-term speaking.

This hasn’t been true in a long time. Solar and onshore wind are already competitive on their merits and combined with batteries offer a viable path to a largely renewable powered grid. (Totally decarbonised if you add new nuke capacity into the mix.)

Batteries. Holy fire hazard and toxic waste dump afterwards Batman!

Oh no! That is so scary!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Solar is just a money laundering scam. Look who is behind most of it.

Wind power is marginal at best, transmission is the main problem among the other obvious ones.

Geothermal is good on a local level, but also has drawbacks.

Less electric demand is the only solution long-term speaking.

This hasn’t been true in a long time. Solar and onshore wind are already competitive on their merits and combined with batteries offer a viable path to a largely renewable powered grid. (Totally decarbonised if you add new nuke capacity into the mix.)

Batteries. Holy fire hazard and toxic waste dump afterwards Batman!

They are aren't they? So many people killed and so many wildfires started by lithium batteries. Wouldn't have an EV at all.

Oh no! That is so scary!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Solar is just a money laundering scam. Look who is behind most of it.

Wind power is marginal at best, transmission is the main problem among the other obvious ones.

Geothermal is good on a local level, but also has drawbacks.

Less electric demand is the only solution long-term speaking.

How can you say that? What’s wrong with you?

We’re trying to convince the public to go all-electric for everything, and then you hit them with “the only answer is reduced demand”? What the hell?

You’re not going to convince anyone to change their lifestyle by telling them it’ll mean doing with less than they have today. That’s not how it works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Solar is just a money laundering scam. Look who is behind most of it.

Wind power is marginal at best, transmission is the main problem among the other obvious ones.

Geothermal is good on a local level, but also has drawbacks.

Less electric demand is the only solution long-term speaking.

How can you say that? What’s wrong with you?

We’re trying to convince the public to go all-electric for everything, and then you hit them with “the only answer is reduced demand”? What the hell?

You’re not going to convince anyone to change their lifestyle by telling them it’ll mean doing with less than they have today. That’s not how it works.

Heh, funny. Love your humor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love solar, but your takeaways are flawed.
1. What do you think Competitive Renewable Energy Zones are, if not regulation?
2. This article is about big solar fields, which create other problems. CA, a geographically smaller state, is still ahead in solar when you count rooftop solar which doesn't have the same transmission issues and open space reduction as large scale arrays.

I'm glad they're doing solar and wind, just "free market" is not why it's happening.

Let them believe it’s free market. As long as they move away from oil. Big solar arrays make more sense in Texas as there are vast areas of useless open space and not enough water or the climate for agriculture. CA has more density in the energy need intensive population centers and an odd penchant to avoid buildings higher than two stories. Rooftop solar makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.axios.com/2024/09/06/solar-power-generation-texas

Biggest wind energy producer by far, biggest solar producer, second in batteries… thanks to less regulation and the free market.

It is not connected to the US grid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love solar, but your takeaways are flawed.
1. What do you think Competitive Renewable Energy Zones are, if not regulation?
2. This article is about big solar fields, which create other problems. CA, a geographically smaller state, is still ahead in solar when you count rooftop solar which doesn't have the same transmission issues and open space reduction as large scale arrays.

I'm glad they're doing solar and wind, just "free market" is not why it's happening.

Big solar arrays make more sense in Texas as there are vast areas of useless open space Rooftop solar makes sense.

Constant monster hailstorms and tornados laugh at solar panel fields.

[Anonymous]

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Texas is dominating the development of renewable energy generation and battery capacity within the United States, and is estimated to have installed nearly 80% more combined solar, wind and battery capacity than the next largest state.

The Lone Star state has 42,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power, 22,000 MW of solar farms and 6,500 MW of utility-scale battery capacity in place as of the end of 2024, data from Cleanview and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows.





https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/texas-tops-us-states-renewable-energy-battery-capacity-maguire-2025-01-09/

[Anonymous]

An interesting explanation of why Texas has been so much more successful than any other state, deregulation that created a free market , strong private property rights, and a general attitude that embraces getting things done.

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/01/15/texas-clean-energy-wind-solar-renewable