Texas Wind
However, utility officials were forced to curtail wind power generation "because the supply of electricity outstripped the capacity of lines to move the power to urban areas such as Dallas-Fort Worth."
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However, utility officials were forced to curtail wind power generation "because the supply of electricity outstripped the capacity of lines to move the power to urban areas such as Dallas-Fort Worth."
Far better situated are cities like Houston. The grid there is stable, and besides, lots of Texans have garages, making it possible for commuters to put aside their devotion to Ford F-150s and enjoy cheap overnight charges without plunging the city into the dark. The Economist recently argued that Texas is the new California, for reasons along along these lines
This is a good trend for Austin:
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"One event that signaled the transformation was the first Clean Energy Venture Summit in May of 2007 in Austin," Bohn told ReadWriteWeb. "Thirty to forty investors came to listen to 15 or so startups, and 400 people attended. It was standing-room-only in biggest ballroom we could find."
"Mark Meyer of Austin-based designSTUDIO recently pointed us to one of his newest projects, la Boite. La Boite is a green, environmentally sensitive cafe with locally baked goods, sandwiches, and coffee. It was built from an old shipping container, and if you're interested in details of the transformation, read more about it on designSTUDIO's blog."
The Texas unemployment rate dropped to 8 percent in November, the first decrease in Texas in 16 months, officials said Friday. It was the first time overall employment posted two consecutive months of gains since mid-2008
Good to see some diversification in Houston.
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"Under a proposal due to be announced in the next several hours, the city would purchase power for its buildings from a new NRG solar energy plant to be completed in July. Its 10-megawatt capacity would be the largest in Texas, and would provide as much as 1.5 percent of the city government’s power needs."
Ahh..the glory days from the Alma Mater.
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"The Cougars were an elite team in two decades -- the late '60s and '70s. In fact, Houston was ranked in the top 20 seven times in the '70s, including four top 10 finishes. This is, after all, a school that gave us Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware in 1989. After being investigated for more than 250 NCAA violations, the Cougars were barred from playing in bowls for two years in 1988 and lost 10 scholarships. They also saw their Southwest Conference disband in 1996. But now they're back. Could the C-USA's Cougars be the third-best team in Texas, ahead of A&M and Tech? For now, the polls say yes."
We were in Galveston recently and it actually looks a lot better than I would've thought. We stayed in a little seaside motel and had a great dinner at a famous local restaurant called Gaido's. Just trying to support the local economy.
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"About 20 percent of the 58,000 people who lived in the city before the hurricane have not returned, and one-quarter of the families whose homes were damaged by floods — about 4,000 households — are still unable to live in them."
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