Publisher | Texas Tech University Press |
ISBN 10 | 1682831868 |
Book Format | Paperback |
Book Description | What if the harbinger of our greener future was a small power plant set in the middle of nowhere in West Texas? Longtime alternative energy executive Andy Bowman's book makes exactly this case, outlining what he suggests is a more sustainable future for American capitalism. Newly revised and updated for 2023, The West Texas Power Plant that Saved the World, offers the Barilla solar plant in Pecos County as a test case for the state of renewable energy in the twenty-first century United States. Bowman explains the climate science that necessitated this shift and makes business-based arguments for what the future should look like. The result is a book that tells a personal story of West Texan innovation, gumption and vision, while outlining how our society needs to work in partnership with all stakeholders to confront climate change. |
Publication Date | 25 October 2023 |
ISBN 13 | 9781682831861 |
Author | Andy Bowman |
Language | English |
About the Author | Andy Bowman has been a serial clean energy entrepreneursince the late 1990s, when he worked to develop some of the first utility scalewind projects in the country. Over the last twenty-five years he hasparticipated in about 3,600 megawatts of wind and solar projects across thecountry, equivalent to about seven coal power plants, and his newest company isbuilding grid-scale energy storage projects. Bowman is a graduate of theUniversity of Texas School of Law, the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and YaleUniversity. He is an adjunct professor at UT Law School and lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and three children. |
Number of Pages | 342 pages |