If the Republican majority in Congress undermines the US wind industry through an overhaul of federal tax laws, the High Plains in Texas stands to lose as much economically as any region nationwide.
Billions of dollars are at stake.
Gigawatts of nameplate generation capacity are in various stages of construction. Communities and schools are counting on revenue from the resulting larger tax base, railroads and trucking companies have invested in facilities and rolling stock to handle the influx of heavy turbine components, and transmission export constraints are being addressed.
