Clean energy sources (wind, nuclear, solar) generated about 40% of electricity in
@ERCOT_ISO in 2022, natural gas once again took the top spot, holding steady at its 17-year average of 43%, and coal continued its decade plus long decline.
We also talked to local folks to learn about how landowners feel about the projects that they lease their land to.
You can also click on any location and download the project specific estimates for taxes and landowner payments in each location.
http://cleanpowerpays.org
We also deployed the data in an interactive website that allows you to change the geographical boundaries beyond counties for how the projects are grouped and allows one to take a quick look at the area.
http://cleanpowerpays.org
This wide distribution of projects means that the billions of dollars in local taxes and landowner payments are also spread across the state!
Wind, solar, and energy storage projects are generally located over a large part of the state.
🚨🚨New report out from
@ideasmithsLLC today on the Economic Impact of Renewable Energy and Energy Storage in Rural Texas!
Report funded by @cnsrvtxns4nrg, @APowerAlliance, & @txbiz. Check it out! 👇👇👇
https://www.ideasmiths.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Economic-Impact-of-Renewable-Energy_JAN2023.pdf
Ohh, I was able to muster up slightly over 1 hp on my ride today! (1 hp ≈ 745 watts)
Christmas Eve Eve ERCOT load forecast looking to exceed forecasted winter peak load by ~1,200 MW. But according to the Winter SARA report, we should still have plenty of power to go around.
More ethanol was blended into U.S. gasoline last summer than ever before.
#EIATodayInEnergy Alt headline: U.S. gasoline more corny than ever! 🤣
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54839More ethanol was blended into U.S. gasoline last summer than ever before
