Felanee t1_j8uu8md wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:35 AM

Reply to comment by ThePrince14 in Majority of Texans back shift to solar energy by Sorin61

You know why? Because they are the largest state so they have more resources. But when it comes to percentage of total power production they are 14th highest. Source

ThePrince14 t1_j8uxru3 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 3:03 AM

That’s a dumb response. The fact that they have the most power generation means they’ve had a massive amount of investment. It doesn’t matter whether they’re a large state or not.

Also, why do they have more resources? A huge part of that is because of the oil and gas industry, so are you saying that states that encourage oil and gas development also have the ability to fund more renewable energy projects? That doesn’t seem to fit Reddit’s narrative.

Finally, 14th highest out of 50 seems pretty damn good for a state that Reddit paints as the right wing devil that hates anything progressive.

Felanee t1_j8v4zoh wrote on February 17, 2023 at 4:04 AM

They are 14th in terms of % of PRODUCTION but not consumption. I'm sure you know that that vast majority of the north east states purchases renewable energy (hydro) from Quebec. So while those states have low renewable energy production, their renewable energy consumption percentage is relatively high. When it comes to consumption, Texas is 31st of all states. Source Does that still sound good to you?

It is an undeniable fact that in order to create renewable energy (aside from hydro) you need land which Texas has the most of. Which is why it is not reasonable to compare the absolute value as oppose to percentage.

wh4tth3huh t1_j8vkt65 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 6:46 AM

Especially considering how much of west texas is a barren wasteland, they could easily build solar farms as far as the eye could see and never have to worry about energy production pollution again.