Texans turn to turbines

Lovely little photo story on the New York Times today, explaining how Texans are investing in some gigantic wind turbines.

It’s such an incredible sign of the times – one of the great oil capitals of the world moving to wind power.

Greenbang was surprised to learn Texas surpassd California as top wind-farm state in 2006, with enough wind power for 100,000 homes.

“Texas has been looking at oil and gas rigs for 100 years, and frankly, wind turbines look a little nicer,” said Jerry Patterson, the Texas land commissioner, whose responsibilities include leasing state lands for wind energy development. “We’re No. 1 in wind in the United States, and that will never change.”