10 Billion $ Wind Energy Investment by Texas, Pvt Partners

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Oct 3, 2006 news item.

The state of Texas will partner with private-sector parties to invest more than $10 billion in new wind energy infrastructure.

The wind energy initiative will diversify the state's energy production, clean up the air and help Texas surpass its renewable energy goals.

For every 1,000 megawatts generated by new wind sources, Texas will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 6 million tons over the next 20 years.

he Texas Energy Council issued a report in December 2004 stating that 10 percent of the state's power needs come from renewable sources.

Private companies participating in the initiative include the following:

AES Wind Generation
Airtricity Inc.
Babcock & Brown LP.
Gamesa Energy Southwest
Horizon Wind Energy
John Deere Wind Energy
Orion Energy LLC
PPM Energy
Renewable Energy Systems (USA)
Shell WindEnergy Inc.
Superior Renewable Energy
D.H. Blattner
GE Energy LLC
Mortenson
Siemens
Trinity Structural Towers Inc.
Vestas-Americas Inc.



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