Texas doesn't have enough renewable energy sources to power itself today . No one is saying that it has .
However , renewable energy is on a significant rise there . The trajectory is up for renewables and down for nuclear .
Which part of ' disruption ' do you not understand ? Renewables are increasing year by year ( month by month actually ) and producing more and more power . It is here . It is happening . It is competively cheap . Companies are now writing contracts in the US for wind energy unsubsidised at less than 3 cents per kwh .
As pointed out in my previous post , renewables are driving nuclear out out of business .
" Just a few years ago, it was impractical to generate power in that remote spot. Texas has since spent $7 billion on power lines connecting windy north and west Texas with cities south and east. It happened under then-governor and now-Energy Secretary Rick Perry.
Watkins said they can deliver power to places like San Antonio, Dallas, Houston and a city 501 miles away that uses almost entirely renewable power: Georgetown, Texas. "
"It's a totally different landscape out there," he said. "And let me tell you, in the state of Texas, since January 1, four coal plants have closed. This is the economics of the matter. You buy wind and solar for, say, $18 a megawatt. You buy coal for $25. You have that choice. Which one are you gonna buy?"
