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2007-08 Seminars
"Renewable Energy and the
Electric Future of Texas"
Mark Kapner
Senior Strategy Engineer
Austin Energy
Abstract
The presentation will explain
the current electric generation mix in Texas (the
state with the highest electric energy consumption,
even though it has about half the population of
California). It will describe the essential
characteristics of the renewable energy resources
that are playing a growing role in the State's
energy future: wind, solar, and bio-energy, the
current status of these technologies, their
deployment in Texas, and their likely expansion. It
will discuss the economics of renewable energy
technologies, with focus on Texas, major barriers to
deployment (from a utility perspective) and
speculate on the maximum level of penetration of
each technology in the State's generation mix. The
presentation will conclude with a brief description
of the Plug In Partners campaign and the impact of
plug-in vehicles on the electric grid.
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