Renewable Energy Data Book

[Marcus Bryant]

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/maps_dat...e_databook.pdf

[coyotes_geek]

Interesting stuff. Wind generation in Texas is becoming a bigger and bigger player. Mildly surprised that Texas ranks so low in solar though.

[TeyshaBlue]

Interesting stuff. Wind generation in Texas is becoming a bigger and bigger player. Mildly surprised that Texas ranks so low in solar though.

Wind is the "new oil" in West Texas. Royalty payouts are quite lucrative as are the taxes that flow to local districts...almost like it was when we were setting 50 rigs/week.

[boutons_deux]

Coal sealing dominance as U.S. power source




http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/Coa...wFullArticle=y

Like the MuthaFrackers got their secret crap exempted from EPA clean water rules, coal got toxic coal ash exempted from being a toxic material.

[Marcus Bryant]

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.r...eothermal.html

[TeyshaBlue]

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/maps_dat...e_databook.pdf

BTW..that was a very interesting read. Thanks for the post.

[boutons_deux]

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.r...eothermal.html

iow, US is totally carbon-based energy, and very probably will be for decades, esp since the resource-extraction corps completely disenfranchise citizens by corrupting govt at all levels.