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Say what you will about Texas, but they are adding energy capacity, renewables especially, at a much faster rate than any comparable state.

>>heyden+(OP)
Probably the first state to power all those renewables down at the whim of the president too.

>>heyden+(OP)
Ok but their grid sure seems to fail a lot.

>>heyden+(OP)
How much capacity does solar and wind add compared to nuclear, per square foot of land used? Also I thought the new administration was placing a ban on new renewable installations.

>>segasa+D
Isn't there enough space in Texas? There are only 114 people per square mile. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas

>>segasa+D
Why does it matter? Is land at a premium in Texas?

>>segasa+D
The ban is on offshore wind and for government loans for renewables. Won't really affect Texas much, it's Massachusetts that'll have to deal with more expensive energy.

>>segasa+D
Why is that a useful metric? There is a lot of land.

>>bryanl+E2
Does anyone know how the ban on onshore will work. Is it on federal lands only? If so, how big of a deal is that?

I read this but it lacks information: https://apnews.com/article/wind-energy-offshore-turbines-tru...

>>malfis+T6
Because the commenter is a pro-nuclear who thinks nucler will solve all of short-term demand problems.

>>itisha+V1
It doesn’t.