Looking at the states seemingly unlimited oil and natural gas reserves, one might think that Texas has no real need of shifting towards renewable energy sources to support its energy independence. But unless really cheap electricity technologies or inexpensive transmission lines come into reality, Texas and any other state for that matter have no choice but to give bigger focus on Texas electricity generation using renewable energy resources.

In recent years, Texas has invigorated a statewide interest in renewable energy guided by a renewable portfolio standard set in 2010 with the goal of setting up 10,000 megawatts of renewable energy installations until the year 2025. And to provide Texans a means to do their part, the state has offered various renewable energy incentives which appear in various forms such as property tax rebates or incentives based on performance.