Wind power in Texas consists of many wind farms with a total installed generating capacity of 9,410 MW[1] from over 40 different projects. Texas produces the most wind power of any U.S. state, followed by Iowa with 3,670 MW.[2]
Several forces are working to the advantage of wind power in Texas: the wind resource in many areas of the state is very large, large projects are relatively easy to site, and the market price for electricity is relatively high because it is set by natural gas prices.[3] The wind power industry is also creating many jobs and farmers may earn extra income by leasing their land to wind developers.[4]
The Roscoe Wind Farm (781 MW) is the world's largest wind farm. Other large wind farms in Texas include: Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center, Sherbino Wind Farm, Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm, Sweetwater Wind Farm, Buffalo Gap Wind Farm, King Mountain Wind Farm, Desert Sky Wind Farm, Wildorado Wind Ranch, and the Brazos Wind Farm.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
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- ↑ Wind Riding Favorable Policy Breeze Toward Record Year Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine Renewable Energy Access, 5 June 2007.
- ↑ State Energy Conservation Office. The New Cash Crop Archived 2007-06-13 at the Wayback Machine