孤星州的能源生产在美国处于领先地位，提供了美国近四分之一的国内生产能源。德克萨斯州是美国土地总面积第二大州，仅次于阿拉斯加州，拥有丰富的石油、天然气和煤炭资源。

伊格尔福特页岩和二叠纪盆地是该州能源行业最新的典型代表。

但是，随着世界增加更多低碳能源以限制气候变化的破坏性影响，德克萨斯州也将发挥主导作用。

根据能源信息管理局的数据，德克萨斯州在风力发电方面领先于美国，并且在太阳能潜力和发电方面也是领先的州之一。德克萨斯州还拥有地热资源、铀、稀土元素和其他重要矿产。

Breakthrough Energy和 TerraPower 的创始人比尔·盖茨（Bill Gates）与微软的背后有着同样的想法，他认为在一个以石油和天然气闻名的州，可再生能源的激增具有讽刺意义。

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德克萨斯州由于其广阔的土地面积和巨大的低碳能源和存储资源潜力，直接空气捕获（DAC）行业蓬勃发展，经济机会蓬勃发展。据荣鼎集团称，预计到 2035 年和 2050 年，德克萨斯州将在 DAC 部署和就业发展机会方面处于领先地位。

无论是人口规模还是以碳氢化合物为主的经济格局，可再生能源领域的公司都发现德克萨斯州同样具有吸引力。无论是与这里众多的阳光明媚的日子、墨西哥湾沿岸多风的天气还是与丰富的碳氢化合物基础设施有关，德克萨斯州都能提供很多东西。

可再生能源也并非没有阻力，成本及其间歇性仍然是必须跨越的桥梁。德克萨斯州乌里州的冬季结冰不仅冻结了天然气设施，还冻结了风力涡轮机。如果说有什么不同的话，那就是某些可再生资源在极端天气条件下的可靠性的一个典型例子。

但有一件事是肯定的，德克萨斯州确实是一个能源之州。

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The Lone Star state leads the U.S. in energy production, providing nearly one-fourth of the country's domestically produced energy. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in total land area, trailing only Alaska, and it is blessed with an abundance of resources from oil, gas and coal.

The Eagle Ford Shale and Permian Basin are the state’s most recent poster children for the energy sector.

But, as the world adds more low carbon energy sources to limit the damaging impacts of climate change, Texas will also play a leading role.

According to the Energy Information Administration, Texas leads the U.S. in wind-generated electricity, and is among the leading states in solar energy potential and generation. Texas also has geothermal resources, uranium, rare earth elements and other critical minerals.

And Breakthrough Energy and TerraPower founder Bill Gates, the same mind behind Microsoft, sees the irony in the surge of renewable energy in a state known for its oil and gas.

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Texas has a surging direct air capture (DAC) industry and burgeoning economic opportunity due to its large land area and substantial low-carbon energy and storage resource potential. According to Rhodium Group, in 2035 and 2050, Texas is forecasted to lead in DAC deployments and job development opportunities.

Whether it’s the size of its population or its economic landscape dominated by hydrocarbons, companies in the renewables space are finding Texas equally as attractive. Whether that’s related to its numerous sunny days, windy conditions along the Gulf Coast or its abundance of hydrocarbon infrastructure, Texas has a lot to offer.

And renewable energies aren’t without their headwinds—costs and their intermittent nature are still bridges that must be crossed. And the Uri winter freeze in Texas not only froze gas facilities but wind turbines as well. If anything, it’s a case in point about the reliability of certain renewable resources under extreme weather conditions.

But one thing is for sure, Texas is truly an all-of-the-above energy state.

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