February 27, 2004—Electricity produced for TXU Energy customers from wind power recently set a Texas record.
“For the first time, TXU Energy wind power provided enough energy this week to equal a natural gas power plant,” said Carl Bracy, TXU Energy Senior Vice President. “On several days, our electricity from wind energy equaled nearly 400 megawatts per hour—more than twice the normal amount.”
TXU Energy is the largest purchaser and provider of wind energy in Texas. The company obtains this power from 625 wind turbines—primarily in West Texas.
“Electricity from wind power is highly variable—when the wind doesn’t blow we can’t get this type of energy,” said Bracy. “This past week, we had the resources in place and the wind kept blowing.”
