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The Cautionary Tale of Wind Energy in ERCOT
Recently, there has been a wave of cities (and companies) making pledges that they are “powered by 100% renewable energy.” Some states are getting in the game, too. Two years ago Hawaii pledged that its electricity would be entirely renewable by 2045. California's Governor Brown recently signed a bill setting the same goal, while moving...