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Could Offshore Wind Farms Power Texas Electricity Needs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Texas uses LOTS of electricity. But Offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico could generate a LOT of power for Texas homes. Find out how Texas-sized this big project could be!<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Opening your front door in Texas compares to opening an oven door. Hot air smacks you in the face with some considerable power. Once you\u2019re fully outside, a gentle breeze just pushes the hot air around at best. But that wind could be exactly what powers Texas electricity<\/a>. And offshore wind farms could be the future of Texas electricity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Texas is already the largest producer of wind power. When most Texans think about wind farms, they picture turbines on the planes of West Texas. However, wind farms also dot the Texas coastline. That’s because offshore, the winds are steadier and more powerful than in West Texas. On average, offshore winds maintain a steady force greater than 7 meters per second at the height of turbines sticking up from the water\u2019s surface.\u00a0So, it’s not surprising that the US Department of Energy says the Texas coast is ripe for wind farm investment<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

US Offshore Wind Farms <\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Biden Administration announced<\/a> last month announced plans to develop the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf and deploy 30 gigawatts of off shore wind by 2030. Two sites off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana could power 3 million homes<\/a>. One 546,645-acre site off the coast of Galveston is larger than the City of Houston. This site could power 2.3 million homes. A second 188,023-acre site near Lake Charles could power 799,000 homes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Currently, the US has only two offshore wind farms: one off Rhode Island and another off Virginia. Together, they only make enough power for 2,500 homes. So this energy infrastructure plan could spur radical change in the green energy industry<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Gulf of Mexico offshore wind farms are in their infancy stage. Galveston beach goers won\u2019t see wind farms next to the oil rigs any time soon. However, policy wonks believe state or federal incentives could speed up private investment<\/a>. But those programs are yet to be created.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Green Energy Plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Over the last few years, prices between non-renewable and renewable energy plans<\/a> have come much closer. Customers no longer have to choose between low prices and green electricity. That familiar salty breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico could be just the ticket to driving Texas energy prices even lower.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Of course, you don’t have to wait for offshore wind farms to start your saving on your electricity!\u00a0Compare today\u2019s retail electricity prices at https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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