Texas

There’s a quiet revolution in renewables happening in the most of unexpected of places. Texas, for decades a synonym for Big Oil, generated 30% of its energy carbon free in 2018. More than half is from natural gas, but coal is the lowest it’s been in the last 10 years (16% projected for 2019, down from 37% in 2009), wind is booming (23% projected, up from 6% in 2009) and solar, while still small (2% projected), is growing rapidly. This energy transition is happening despite all the pro-coal, anti-climate political rhetoric. Texas is about to go big on renewables.

— Wayne Visser

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