Texas approves plan for 18,500 MW of wind power
[2008-7-25]
Tag : Wind Generation
Texas regulators Thursday approved a plan tolure $5 billion in new investment to build power lines to moveelectricity from the state's windiest areas to power-hungry cities.
Texas utility regulators advanced a plan to build transmissionlines to accommodate about 18,500 megawatts of wind generation by2012.
The cost for the plan approved by the Texas Public UtilityCommission in a 2-1 vote exceeds $5 billion. While the plan couldadd $4 a month to Texans' power bills, regulators hope thatadditional wind power will reduce the state's reliance on costlynatural gas-fired power plants.
If new power lines attract that much wind generation, it wouldexceed the nation's current wind generating capacity. With 5,500 MWof installed wind turbines, Texas already leads the country in itscapacity to generate greenhouse gas-free electricity.
The vote demonstrates Texas' commitment to renewable resources,said Dean Gosselin, vice president of wind development for FPLEnergy, a unit of FPL Group (nyse: FPL - news - people ), the largest wind developer in Texas and the U.S.
"We are hopeful the rest of America will see the light of thisdecision," said Gosselin.
The commission declined to approve a more ambitious scenario,supported by many wind developers, to allow more than 24,000 MW ofwind power, saying more study was needed on wind volatility andsafe operation of the grid.
Texas regulators Thursday approved a plan tolure $5 billion in new investment to build power lines to moveelectricity from the state's windiest areas to power-hungry cities.
Texas utility regulators advanced a plan to build transmissionlines to accommodate about 18,500 megawatts of wind generation by2012.
The cost for the plan approved by the Texas Public UtilityCommission in a 2-1 vote exceeds $5 billion. While the plan couldadd $4 a month to Texans' power bills, regulators hope thatadditional wind power will reduce the state's reliance on costlynatural gas-fired power plants.
If new power lines attract that much wind generation, it wouldexceed the nation's current wind generating capacity. With 5,500 MWof installed wind turbines, Texas already leads the country in itscapacity to generate greenhouse gas-free electricity.
The vote demonstrates Texas' commitment to renewable resources,said Dean Gosselin, vice president of wind development for FPLEnergy, a unit of FPL Group (nyse: FPL - news - people ), the largest wind developer in Texas and the U.S.
"We are hopeful the rest of America will see the light of thisdecision," said Gosselin.
The commission declined to approve a more ambitious scenario,supported by many wind developers, to allow more than 24,000 MW ofwind power, saying more study was needed on wind volatility andsafe operation of the grid.
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