Texas approves massive wind power connection project

[kristopher]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5893101.html

Texas approves massive new wind power project

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press Writer
© 2008 The Associated Press


AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is moving forward on the nation's largest wind-power project, a plan to build billions of dollars worth of new transmission lines to bring wind energy from gusty West Texas to urban areas.

Texas is already the national leader in wind power, and supporters say Thursday's preliminary approval by the Public Utility Commission, will make the Lone Star State a leader in being able to move all that energy to the urban areas that need it.

"We will add more wind than the 14 states following Texas combined," said PUC Commissioner Paul Hudson. "I think that's a very extraordinary achievement. Some think we haven't gone far enough, some think we've pushed too far."...

[ladjf]

1. Is this what Pickens has been waiting for?

[seriousstan]

2. No, he is about propane.

[spag68]

3. Wrong

The project the transmission line is for is being built by Pickens. It is not propane so much as nat. gas, he wants to use it as fuel for vehicles. Pickens is not altruistic about this, he will probably make a bundle, but get the facts straight. He is building this wind farm without taxpayer money except for the regular tax breaks of any business of this kind.

[seriousstan]

4. Sorry, you are right. It is NG. It is kind of late and the gin is rather strong.

[ElectricGrid]

5. At lease one state gets it.

Kansas, Neb, N & S Dakota all need to be doing this same thing.