[cripplecreek]

I wouldn't count to heavily on Perry either. He's proud of the fact that Texas leads the nation in wind generated power.

Gov. Rick Perry: Wind Energy Keeps Texas' Air Clean and Our Future Bright

Texas doesn't just believe in the potential of wind energy, we are reaping its benefits already. People who talk about wind energy as a technology of the future clearly haven't been to West Texas lately: the future of wind energy in Texas is now. I probably don't need to spend too much time talking about the benefits of wind energy to a bunch of people who specialize in this remarkable technology, but a few things really stand out for me. I am proud that our state's installed wind generation capacity leads the nation, a place we did not reach by accident.

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Just last year, nearly $3 billion worth of wind-powered electric generators were installed, twice as much as any other state. This addition of more than 1,600 megawatts of capacity bumped up our total wind capacity by 59 percent. And the hits keep on coming. For example, this afternoon, one of the world's largest manufacturers of alternative energy equipment is announcing a new research facility here in Houston. And I recently got word that Hill Country Wind Power has acquired the Wind Turbine Company and is moving their manufacturing operations from Bellevue, Washington to the Lone Star state. With progress like this, I am confident we'll hit the next milestone, 10,000 megawatts, or 10% of our current capacity, well before the deadline in 2025.

[WHBates]

The problem with wind of course is the it has a ridiculously low capacity factor (below 35%) even in good wind locations and very poor reliability.

[dusttoyou]

Cruise through West Texas, you’ll more WindGen than anywhere else in USA.

Everyone including Perry knows its not reliable, but pretty cheap where you have lots of wind.

Why woudln’t Perry talk nice about a big private industry in Texas? No where has Perry praised it as being the ANSWER, its just another answer that goes along with coal, lignite and Natural Gas.

The major problem with more Wind Gen is transmission and Perry didn’t mandate Elect. Companies build lines to either king Ranch or T-Boone’s field of wind dreams.

With a majority of Generation in Texas from coal and lignite, I will not be surprised when Perry tells the EPA and nobama to Don’T Mess With Texas on their latest progressive crap. And equally unsurprised when nobama backs down.

In a way I think this EPA rule on such short and unreasonable notice, being just another nobama scare tactic which they will not enforce in an election year.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

I wouldn't count to heavily on Perry either.

Oh, good grief. His defiance of the EPA is practically the REASON the Obama admin is doing this power grab (pardon the pun).