Electricity Generation in Houston

Here's an interesting article about the eletricity gap faced by Iran by a good publication. ET is relatively center in their work, looking at all sides of the issue, as should all journalists. Robert Bryce is a model journalist as well, always taking a look at every angle of the debate.

What is most interesting about the article is the graphic concerning the space required for electricity generation for the summertime in the city of Houston. I'd post it up here, but I can't find the source code to do it at the moment.

Here are some reactions after sending the article to fellow colleagues:

While this is interesting, it is also somewhat misleading. Wind, for example, would definitely eat up the space but would be highly unlikely a choice for Houston, given we A. don’t have expensive space to share with wind units, and B. don’t have much wind to fuel them anyway. That renewable is best suited for states such as New Mexico and Nevada. ... We have choices in deciding what alternative energy can be part of an overall solution. A one-size fits all approach is childish. - J.T.

Wind is just hot air when it comes to power generation.- L.K.

Fossil fuels will indeed continue to play the major role in our – and everyone else’s – economy for some time to come. One thing that’s missed from the discussion, it seems to me, is that most – not all, but most – critics of fossil fuels realize they’re important, but also think we have to shift our reliance from them to other forms of energy.G.L.

The debate, ahem, is not over.