Texas is the bellwether for wind energy production. The entire swath of the great, windy prairies could be the powerhouse for the entire nation with the right sort of infrastructure development. More power to them literally.
Is that energy added directly to the grid? How has this added capacity affected utility and energy costs?
Yes this would be added or available to the grid. I don’t know how the contracts are set or who the owners are. I’m not on a power company in the Texas grid [ERCOT] so don’t know how their rates compare. One problem or need is transmission facilities to bring some of the available areas into play.