February 15, 2007
Rep. Coleman with the solar
Rep. Coleman has rolled out an ambitious plan to take Texas solar in the coming years. His journal at BOR is a wealth of information regarding the feasibility (simply beginning the install starts to lower the costs of the systems), economic impact (more jobs are created with solar than with coal) and health effects (more solar=less coal=pollution and the associated health problems). It's clear that Texas can meet 50% of it's energy needs just by installing PV systems in 5% of the urban areas around the state. Think about putting them on malls, houses, apartments and garages. It wouldn't take much to eliminate the need for coal fired power plants altogether.
This is the kind of leadership on energy that Texans need and have been demanding. Of course, it's terrifying to electric companies who will have to deal with a new, distributed generation system that's more robust than our existing system, less prone to terrorist attacks and a better deal for consumers.
Not to mention that it doesn't belch poisons into the air in the process of generating electricity.
Posted by mcblogger at February 15, 2007 08:39 AM
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