States See Clean Energy Boom: Report — Texas Ranked ‘Most Aggressive’

WASHINGTON, D.C. A new report shows that the state renewable electricity standards (RES) are working wonders in the 25 states that have passed such policies.

Overall, these RES policies are cutting pollution, saving money, creating jobs, and fueling a clean energy boom, said U.S. Public Interest Research Group’s Clean Energy Associate Sean Garren.

America recently doubled electricity production from the wind and the sun in the last four years.

In recent years, Texas created 2,000 megawatts of new renewable energy capacity, making it the “most aggressive” state in renewable energy development, according to U.S. PIRG’s “Reaping the Rewards.”

The environmental benefits of new renewable energy development set by RES policies have: