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According to Advanced Energy United, an advocacy group that promotes policies that would lead to 100% clean-powered electricity, natural gas made up the largest source of Texas' generated electric ...
This is a list of U.S. states by total electricity generation, percent of generation that is renewable, total renewable generation, percent of total domestic renewable generation, [1] and carbon intensity in 2022. [2] The largest renewable electricity source was wind, which has exceeded hydro since 2019. [3]
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The development of renewable energy and energy efficiency marked "a new era of energy exploration" in the United States, according to former President Barack Obama. [9] In a joint address to the Congress on February 24, 2009, President Obama called for doubling renewable energy within the following three years.
Energy is a major component of the economy of Texas. The state is the nation's largest energy producer, producing twice as much energy as Florida , the state with the second-highest production. It is also the national leader in wind power generation, comprising about 28% of national wind powered electrical production in 2019.
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Texas has the potential to generate 22,787 TWh/year, more than any other state, from 7.743 TW of concentrated solar power plants, using 34% of Texas, [32] and 131.2 TWh/year from 97.8 GW of rooftop photovoltaic panels, 34.6% of the electricity used in the state in 2013. [33]
Wind accounts for nearly all of the current renewable-energy generation in Texas. The 2005 legislation also set a target of reaching 10,000 MW of renewable energy capacity by 2025. [39] Texas electricity generation by type In 2018, wind power was the third-largest