[heydenberk]

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

[segasaturn]

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.

[bryanlarsen]

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.

[energy123]

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...

[hooli_gan]

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

[itishappy]

Why does it matter? Is land at a premium in Texas?

[zekrioca]

It doesn’t.

[malfist]

Why is that a useful metric? There is a lot of land.

[zekrioca]

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

[CapcomGo]

Ok but their grid sure seems to fail a lot.

[dwnw]

Probably the first state to power all those renewables down at the whim of the president too.