• Texas goes green on King size wind power project

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    Texas has been given preliminary approval for a $4.9 billion plan to build transmission lines to carry wind power from West Texas to urban areas such as Dallas. Citizens will pay an extra $3 to $4 each month on their electricity bills for the next few years. The plan will account for enough lines to carry 18,000 megawatts (MW) — a serious amount of electricity. The state currently generates 5,000 MW, so these lines will leave plenty of room for growth. Citizens will pay an extra $3 to $4 each month on their electricity bills for the next few years. The plan would also be the biggest investment in clean energy in U.S. history.


    The lines would be up and running somewhere in the next 3 to 5 years, and after that, users would likely see some savings in their energy bills. After the plans come through, Texas will without a doubt be the biggest contributor to wind energy, creating and distributing more than the next 14 states combined.
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    Posted in Topics:Alternative Energy, Tags: , on July 29, 2008