"Renewable energy can add resiliency to electricity grids and...

"Renewable energy can add resiliency to electricity grids and there's no reason why individual states can't set their own goals higher than a national target, says a US industry veteran.

Nick Miller, senior technology director of General Electric's energy consultancy, said US states such as Texas now supplied as much as half their electricity from renewable sources."

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