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Wind power capacity has surpassed that of coal in Texas.

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    The Houston Chronicle reports that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas says that the start of commercial operations at a 155-megawatt wind farm in West Texas this month pushed the state's wind power capacity to more than 20,000 megawatts. That surpasses the 19,800 megawatts of capacity from coal-fired power plants.

    Wind power blows past coal in Texas - Houston Chronicle
     
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    Oh the irony, so much renewable energy, yet you can't buy your Tesla in state. You gotta love the power of a strong Lobby.
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    i wonder what percent other sources are.
     
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    I still remember how exciting it was when PV % surpassed nuke power in Cali, when it just had a couple reactor sites. With San onofre being shut down now, it gives solar an even greater opportunity to meet the needs - especially with more & more battery backups becoming an integral part of residential systems.
     
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    New link to the original source of the story now in OP.

    Please, not looking to send this FHOP but really wanted to post this quote (bold mine), "The imminent shutdown of three coal-fired power plants owned by Dallas-based Vistra Energy and the loss of their 4,000 megawatts of capacity will further tip the scales in wind's favor, said Joshua Rhodes, a research fellow at the University of Texas' Energy Institute in Austin. In October, Vistra announced the pending shutdowns of its Monticello, Big Brown and Sandow coal plants, triggering the loss of more than 800 jobs and the closure of two coal mines. The shutdown of the Vistra plants are the first retirements of coal-fired power plants since Texas deregulated power markets in 2002."