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$4 Billion Green Hydrogen Factory to be Built in North Texas

A $4 billion, renewable-energy powered green hydrogen factory will be built in North Texas on the site of a retired coal plant, with plans for the site to be operational by 2027, reports The Wall Street Journal. The factory, a partnership between industrial-gas manufacturer Air Products and power company AES Corp, will use wind and solar…

December 9, 20220Comments 109Views

Renewables on Track to Save Texans $11B This Year

Wind and solar energy have saved Texans $7.4 billion in electricity costs so far in 2022, an average of nearly $1 billion a month, according to a recent study shared by the Dallas Morning News. “Wind and solar generally produce very cheap electricity because they don’t have fuel costs … after you’ve built the plant there’s…

October 24, 20220Comments 105Views

Agriculture + Energy Economy Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy

Rural Communities Across Texas are Betting Big on Clean Energy

Land owners and farmers in rural communities across Texas are reaping the economic benefits of leasing their land for the development of clean energy projects, and are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in land-lease payments each year, reports CNN. The projects have also significantly boosted community tax revenue, allowing rural schools to build new facilities and…

October 17, 20220Comments 125Views

Economy Oil and Gas Renewable Energy

Texas Will Need “More of Everything” to Support Growing Population

Texas' population is growing rapidly, and in order to support higher energy demand, the state will need to invest expanding transmission, not just generation, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The state will also need to expand renewable energy resources to combat utility costs, which have increased as a result of rising natural gas…

October 5, 20220Comments 100Views

Oil and Gas

Texas to Use $25M Federal Infrastructure Grant to Plug 800 Orphaned Wells

Texas will receive a $25 million federal grant from Biden's infrastructure plan to plug 800 orphaned oil and gas wells, putting a small dent in the approximately 7,400 abandoned wells across the state, reports the Texas Tribune. It will cost approximately $428 million to clean up all the orphaned wells in the state which, left unattended,…

September 1, 20220Comments 89Views

Economy Renewable Energy

Farmers in Central Texas Are Staying Afloat Amid Drought Thanks to Clean Energy

Thanks to land lease payments from clean energy projects, farmers in Central Texas are managing to stay afloat financially in spite of an ongoing drought and record high temperatures that have forced some to cut crop production nearly in half, reports the Houston Chronicle. “My banker is a lot happier knowing I have these windmills,” said…

August 25, 20220Comments 91Views

Energy Storage

Texas Grid Concerns Highlight Need for Energy Storage

Energy experts are emphasizing that ongoing concerns about the reliability of Texas' electric grid highlight the need for expanded energy storage capacity, reports Utility Dive. While thermal and renewable generation have collaborated this summer to keep the grid online, long-term energy storage can store excess electricity produced by renewables to deploy as needed, ensuring Texans will…

July 27, 20220Comments 78Views

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$4 Billion Green Hydrogen Factory to be Built in North Texas

Renewables on Track to Save Texans $11B This Year

Rural Communities Across Texas are Betting Big on Clean Energy

Texas Will Need “More of Everything” to Support Growing Population

Texas to Use $25M Federal Infrastructure Grant to Plug 800 Orphaned Wells

Farmers in Central Texas Are Staying Afloat Amid Drought Thanks to Clean Energy

Texas Grid Concerns Highlight Need for Energy Storage

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