with widespread wind gusts up to 50-60 mph through the evening, which could potentially lead to additional outage impacts. See our maps below for power outage coverage throughout Texas.

Of the more than 72,000 wind turbines operating across America, over 18,000 of them are located here in Texas, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). First ...

Texas State Technical College wind energy technology instructor Russell Benson, left, helps students during a lab class in Sweetwater on March 5. Last: Students Shayne Howard, left, and Steven ...

HOUSTON — Strong winds battered Southeast Texas on Tuesday ... So how strong were the wind gusts that came with Tuesday's storms? Meteorologist Pat Cavlin posted a map showing the peak wind ...

Here’s a map showing ... Yes, Texas is in the lead. To be fair, California has more solar power, and a lot of geothermal electricity, too. But Texas dominates in wind power.

Wind power on the Texas grid hit a peak of 10,296 megawatts around 9 p.m. last night, setting a new generation record for the industry, according to the state's grid operators. That came as high ...

Texas officials gave preliminary approval Thursday to the nation's largest wind-power project, a plan to build billions of dollars worth of new transmission lines to bring wind energy from gusty ...

Wind energy is the fastest growing source of electricity in Texas, with the federal government expecting it to grow nearly 50 percent between 2017 and 2020. The Department of Energy reported that ...

Slusarewicz and Daniel S. Cohan. They cite wind coming out of west Texas and the southern Gulf Coast, along with the abundant potential for solar energy throughout the state. “There is no where ...