Joshua Rhodes

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Energy | Research Scientist @ UT-Austin | Fellow @ Columbia University | CTO @ IdeaSmiths LLC | Writer @ Forbes | Boards @ CatalystCoop

Twitter: @joshdr83

Joshua RhodesJan 17, 2023
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.
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@JustinGundlach thanks!!
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Full report: https://ideasmiths.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Economic-Impact-of-Renewable-Energy_JAN2023.pdf

Interactive website: http://cleanpowerpays.org

Press release: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/609489590/new-report-battery-storage-and-renewable-energy-projects-are-boon-to-texas-economy

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We also talked to local folks to learn about how landowners feel about the projects that they lease their land to.
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You can also click on any location and download the project specific estimates for taxes and landowner payments in each location.

http://cleanpowerpays.org

Texas Renewables

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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

Texas Renewables

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This wide distribution of projects means that the billions of dollars in local taxes and landowner payments are also spread across the state!
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Wind, solar, and energy storage projects are generally located over a large part of the state.
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tl;dr - existing & planned (IA signed) utility-scale wind, solar, & energy storage projects will pay between $12.5–$15.9 billion in total tax revenue & $7.1–$11.3 billion in landowner payments over their lifetimes, with 60% of those revenues going to rural areas in the state.
Joshua RhodesJan 5, 2023

🚨🚨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