When Texans turn on their lights, run their air conditioning or plug in their iPads, they are getting an increasing amount of power from the wind — and from coal plants.
Figures released earlier this month show that last year, nearly 8 percent of the power on the state's electric grid was generated by wind. That's more than three times the national average.
And, because Texas recently added several coal-generating units, coal plants....for the first time in recent memory....produced more power than any other electricity source. Nuclear power's contribution held about steady, at 13 percent of generation.
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