Texas embraced wind power in a big way because it has major political backing in the state from large landowners. Unfortunately, wind power is intermittent and subject to extended outages based on lack of wind. In addition, Texas has its own grid system with limited connectivity to the rest of the country.
Have had a Generac for 20 years.
Automatic switch over is a must
Spare parts are a must.
Have gone through 3 controllers, they are very sensitive to power surge.
Although one was a direct lightning strike blew out half of everything in house.