Texas Voluntary Market Grows 29%, Totals 15.3 Million MWh in 2011

In 2011, voluntary renewable energy certificate (REC) retirements in Texas surpassed mandatory retirements under the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard for the fourth consecutive year. According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), voluntary retirements totaled 15,288,819 megawatt-hours (MWh) in 2011 while mandatory retirements equaled 9,031,949 MWh. The Texas voluntary REC market grew by 29% in 2011, and grew by 45% in 2010 over 2009's record of 8.94 million MWh of voluntary REC retirements.

News Release - Texas Posts 13 Percent Increase in Energy from Renewable Sources

Contact: Robbie Searcy 512-225-7213

You just read:

Texas Voluntary Market Grows 29%, Totals 15.3 Million MWh in 2011

Distribution channels: Energy Industry

EIN Presswire's priority is source transparency. We do not allow opaque clients, and our editors try to be careful about weeding out false and misleading content. As a user, if you see something we have missed, please do bring it to our attention. Your help is welcome. EIN Presswire, Everyone's Internet News Presswire™, tries to define some of the boundaries that are reasonable in today's world. Please see our Editorial Guidelines for more information.