Can wind and solar replace coal in Texas?

Sustainable Energy Research

Table 1 Wind and solar projects in the December 2018 and June 2020 interconnection queues, categorized by their status in April 2021

	Remained under review	Already approved^a	Became approved^b	Deactivated or canceled	Total
December 2018, wind	27	6	45	63	143
December 2018, solar	64	1	30	65	160
June 2020, wind	51	20	19	17	108
June 2020, solar	193	7	21	41	262

^aAlready approved for energization, synchronization, and/or operation in initial report
^bBecame approved for energization, synchronization, and/or operation between initial report and April 2021