With Potential Repeal Of RPS, Wind Developers In Lone Star State Face Texas-Sized Headaches
If a Texas Republican has his way, the state will end its renewable portfolio standard (RPS), undo the billion-dollar competitive renewable energy zones (CREZ) initiative and relinquish its status as the No. 1 state for wind energy generation.
Introduced by Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, S.B.931, “relating to the goal for renewable energy and [CREZ],” would end Texas’ RPS at the end of the year while undoing the massive, $7 billion-plus CREZ project that unlocked bottlenecked wind areas through the building of transmission lines.
