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| Texas Overtakes California in Installed Wind Power |
| 2006-08-01 |
| EFL:... Texas for the first time supplanted historic leader California as the top state in cumulative wind power capacity, according to the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Second Quarter Market Report. The report also shows that U.S. developers brought online a capacity total of 822 megawatts (MW) in the first half of the year [later on the article forecasts 3000MW for the whole year]. With the strong growth, the U.S.’s cumulative wind power capacity surged to 9,971 MW—... Texas ’s cumulative total now stands at 2,370 MW of capacity—enough to power over 600,000 average American homes—followed by California’s 2,323 MW. Texas edged ahead of California by adding a total of 375 MW, about half of the total amount installed in the country since the beginning of the year.... |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #20 That still doesn't explain his spelling, 6. I vote for overclocked fingers. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-08-01 20:11 |
| #19 I believe one Muck4Doo doth dwell in olde Austin towne. yer kidding... |
| Posted by: Quana 2006-08-01 18:24 |
| #18 I believe one Muck4Doo doth dwell in olde Austin towne. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-08-01 17:58 |
| #17 Agreed. Maximum sustained hot air velocity for: Maxine Waters: 120kts Barbara Boxer: 230kts Sheila Jackson Lee: 500kts Therefore, Sheila Jackson Lee provides 30% more wind than Barbara Boxer and Maxine Waters combined! Texas wins again! |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-08-01 17:17 |
| #16 Read up some on Sheila Jackson Lee -- United States Representative, District 18 from Houston. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2006-08-01 16:48 |
| #15 We have Maxene Waters and Barbara Boxer. No way Texas can compete with that. |
| Posted by: Oldcat 2006-08-01 16:34 |
| #14 Austin is full of nuts, but there's lots good to eat round here. :) Rudy's BBQ is one good one... |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2006-08-01 16:18 |
| #13 Waitaminute.... In Texas? Where the oiloiloiloil President lives? W didn't kill it all off? Whodathunkit? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-08-01 16:18 |
| #12 FYI. Don't ever live near wind farms. The low-level vibrations from the turning blades will bake your brain and make you really, really sick. Not good for humans or animals, and of course birds get whacked by the thousands. "oooohhh . . . wind power . . . !" More "green" idiocy. |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2006-08-01 16:08 |
| #11 Der Lindenbaum is good also! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-01 15:43 |
| #10 Besoeker, Navajo Grill is good, but we go for the German food. I Like Der Lindenbaum, but the biergarten style places are pretty good too. As for Austin, I second that. Land of fruits and nuts. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-08-01 15:42 |
| #9 Sherry: Next time in the F'Burg, try my pers fav, the Navajo Grill, 805 East Main. (830)990-8289 (Southwestern Cuisine & local vino) |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-01 15:24 |
| #8 Besoeker -- so very, very tempting! The Hill Country - a great git-away place from Austin. Got some favorite places to keep the sanity. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2006-08-01 15:18 |
| #7 Sherry: Git outta that nutty place and head on down to the Hill Country and cool yer heels in the Pedernales. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-01 14:49 |
| #6 Just came in from the Austin hot sun from filling up my gas tank, while the Texas wind was blowing my hair to new heights! Yep, we got plenty of wind. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2006-08-01 14:46 |
| #5 No blood for wind. |
| Posted by: Matt 2006-08-01 14:37 |
| #4 So tax achewshits and Ted Kennedy's residence there doesn't count as installed wind.. or my bad, you said 'power,' not 'bag.' sorry. |
| Posted by: USN, ret. 2006-08-01 14:13 |
| #3 Is there no end to the Halliburton raping of our....uh......wind? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-08-01 12:35 |
| #2 Just saw a three truck convoy here in central Texas carrying three large wind blades this weekend. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2006-08-01 12:31 |
| #1 The shame! |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2006-08-01 11:59 |