Of all the states in the country, Texas is the leader when it comes to wind and solar renewable energy. What lessons can we learn by looking to Texas?

Today, On Point: How Texas became America's clean energy leader.

Guests

Michael Webber, professor of engineering and public affairs who studies energy at the University of Texas at Austin. He also runs the Webber Energy Group at UT Austin.

Kate Gordon, CEO of CA FWD, a statewide organization dedicated to a more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive economy.

Also Featured

John Davis, 5th generation Texan maintaining his family ranch in Central Texas.

Transcript

Part I

JOHN DAVIS: My name is John Davis. I'm here with my son Samuel Davis here and we're at Stoney Lonesome Ranch. Here in Central Texas.

MEGHNA CHAKRABARTI: John Davis's family has been on Texas land since 1868. His great, great grandparents came over from Germany and became ranchers. A few decades later, the family started another ranch 30 miles away.

DAVIS: This is my ranch and I'm raising some of my Wagyu cattle back here. And we also have some Dorpers, we're going to go look at those, and some Spanish Goats. But this has been in the family, this particular ranch since 1902. And this is an honor to be able to show it off. We have some wind turbines in the background. And we have our water, our water windmill over here to the, over here.

CHAKRABARTI: That's John talking in an online video. And behind him are grazing cattle. John's raising something else on the land. Profits — from wind power.