The Panhandle and Gulf Coast regions are especially well suited for wind power. The turbines would occupy 5 percent of the land and the balance would be used for ranching or farming. The greatest potential for biomass energy production is in East Texas. Biomass energy could provide energy equivalent to 200 million megawatthours annually, somewhat less than the current total electric consumption in Texas. Methane gas extracted from Texas landfills could replace a large coal-powered generating plant.
Geothermal energy is renewable heat energy from deep in the earth.
Heat is brought to the near-surface by thermal conduction and by intrusion into the earth's crust of molten magma originating from great depth. Use of hydrothermal energy is economic today at a number of high-grade sites. Renewable energy sources currently being developed include wind turbines, solar collectors and biomass energy systems. Texas currently consumes more energy than it produces. Texas has become a net energy importer.