Renewable Energy

Construction has started on what will be the largest solar farm in Texas, the latest sign of renewable energy’s continued growth in what has traditionally…

GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Donald Trump’s victory and the impending Republican majority in Congress mean the Obama administration’s initiative to cut greenhouse…

AUSTIN, Texas -- Energy production in Texas is dominated by oil and gas. But the state also leads the United States in the production of wind power. Some…

Less than eight months after breaking ground, the company constructing one of the state’s largest solar plants says it has begun harnessing West Texas’…

This month, we brought you a series of reports looking at the road ahead for solar power in the Lone Star State. Texas is, of course, an historically…

Earlier this year, the earth hit a frightening milestone: carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached its highest level since humans have inhabited the…

This week we have examined the opportunity and challenge for solar power in Texas. There are no state mandates or incentives for solar. And the head of…

For most of its life, the small border city of Presidio, Texas has been on the edge of the electric grid. This rugged part of West Texas has seen a major…

Texas has been called an energy superpower. Fracking technology is allowing Texas producers to extract vast amounts of oil and natural that were once out…

Yet another solar company is looking cash in on the wide-open skies of West Texas. Paris-based Solairedirect has announced plans for a two-phase,…