<story><title>Texas solar and wind resources saved consumers nearly $28B over 12 years</title><url>https://www.utilitydive.com/news/texas-solar-and-wind-resources-saved-consumers-nearly-28-billion-over-12-y/634893/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jeffbee</author><text>Texas is likely to pass California in total renewable energy resources soon, which kind of annoys me. I would like California to step up its construction game, and not just rest on our head start.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>HWR_14</author><text>Texas is, in many places, a wind-swept desert. Texas gets more direct sun because it is closer to the equator. Texas is also 70% larger in area. If it didn&amp;#x27;t surpass California in total renewables, that would be an amazing story.</text></comment>
<story><title>Texas solar and wind resources saved consumers nearly $28B over 12 years</title><url>https://www.utilitydive.com/news/texas-solar-and-wind-resources-saved-consumers-nearly-28-billion-over-12-y/634893/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jeffbee</author><text>Texas is likely to pass California in total renewable energy resources soon, which kind of annoys me. I would like California to step up its construction game, and not just rest on our head start.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>macromaniac</author><text>Texas is more wind focused too (24% 
wind vs 6% solar) which is better for the local economy. 80% of solar panels come from china.</text></comment>