The Great Texas Wind Rush

Texas to increase its wind power dominance?

Texas leased 4 tracts of coastline for windpower yesterday, and the state will be leasing more next year. Already, Texas is the largest producer of wind energy in the United States.

"If you're in the wind business, whether it's onshore or offshore, Texas is the place to be," said Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson. "The Texas Wind Rush is on, and the pioneers are staking their claims," Patterson said in a statement. "And wherever there are pioneers, the settlers soon follow."