I remember reading that Texas and California have the highest solar energy production potential in the states, and with the recent spikes in demand, I believe Texas will move closer to utilizing it. (https://web.archive.org/web/20120916045134/http://www.nrel.g...)
Texas is ridiculously pro-energy. It doesn't matter what type of energy, either. Just look at west Texas oil fields - thousands of rigs pepper the landscape for tens of thousands of miles.
NIMBY attitudes are not as popular in Texas.They really don't care what the world looks like. As a result, Texas has a massive amount of solar / wind production. They beat their own production goals, repeatedly.
It would seem like a good idea to just sprinkle in solar and wind farms all throughout west Texas. Then setup high voltage lines to run the power to Albuquerque, El Paso, Waco, Odessa, Midland, etc.
For perspective at the extent of oil production (and their lack of care over the landscape), look on Google Maps at Andrews, TX
NIMBY attitudes are not as popular in Texas.They really don't care what the world looks like. As a result, Texas has a massive amount of solar / wind production. They beat their own production goals, repeatedly.
It would seem like a good idea to just sprinkle in solar and wind farms all throughout west Texas. Then setup high voltage lines to run the power to Albuquerque, El Paso, Waco, Odessa, Midland, etc.
For perspective at the extent of oil production (and their lack of care over the landscape), look on Google Maps at Andrews, TX