This Texas Farmer Is on a One-Man Mission to Stop Renewable Energy

This Texas farmer is on a one-man mission to stop renewable energy

As wind turbines and solar panels spread through farmland in Central Texas, Robert Fleming has made it his calling to stop them.

Why a Central Texas farmer is on a one-man mission to stop renewable …

The Texas Legislature is considering a proposal that would add restrictions on renewable energy expansion.

Why a Central Texas farmer is leading a one-man mission to stop renewable energy

As wind turbines and solar panels spread through farmland in Central Texas, Robert Fleming has made it his calling to stop them.Four years ago, the 61-year-old convinced a school board in Troy not to approve a tax incentive for a renewable energy company. When Bell County commissioners considered a similar tax break a year later, he showed up to the commissioners court with reinforcements, urging them to reject a companys request. He failed.That…

New Texas Bill Threatens Growth Of Wind & Solar Industry - CleanTechnica

The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 715 (SB 715), a proposal that could impose new costs and operational challenges on wind and solar power producers across the state. The bill is now under consideration in the Texas House of Representatives, where clean energy supporters are urging lawmakers to block ... [continued] The post New Texas Bill Threatens Growth Of Wind & Solar Industry appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Showdown in Texas: Dispatchables vs. renewables - SaportaReport

As the Texas legislature grinds toward a June 2 sine die, T. Boone Pickens must be turning over in his grave.In 2008 Pickens, a Texas oil man with a voracious appetite for the next bonanza, became a high-profile convert to wind energy and set out to build the world’s biggest wind farm in West Texas. His plan went bust when natural gas prices fell, but he turned out to be a prophet concerning wind.Texas, the nation’s largest supplier and consumer…

New Texas Bill Threatens Growth Of Wind & Solar Industry

The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 715 (SB 715), a proposal that could impose new costs and operational challenges on wind and solar power producers across the state. The bill is now under consideration in the Texas House of Representatives, where clean energy supporters are urging lawmakers to block ... [continued] The post New Texas Bill Threatens Growth Of Wind & Solar Industry appeared first on CleanTechnica.