Texas is "reaping the rewards" from the brand new Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) shooting across the District of Columbia and quickly picking up steam across the country. Texas is among 24 other states that are adopting the new electricity standards requiring a specific percentage of all power to be produced from renewable resources. A report from Environment Texas shows that the state known for doing everything bigger is now producing more wind power than any other state in the U.S.

In fact, you won't have to dig down far into your Texas pride to appreciate that this state owns the two largest wind farms in the world—both combine for a whopping 1240 megawatts of wind power. So what exactly is wind power, and how can you save money and the environment simultaneously?

Texas energy companies are hard at work to meet the new RES standards. Texas has built more than 3,000 megawatts in wind turbines in recent years. A wind turbine converts the kinetic energy (object's motion) in wind into mechanical energy that is then used to generate electricity. The electricity is then fed through lines to a substation, and on to your homes and businesses.

It becomes far more scientific to fully explain the process from capturing wind to powering your homes and businesses, but in a nutshell, wind power is plentiful, renewable and a very clean energy source, and continues to grow annually into a widely-used form of energy. It just so happens that the state of Texas features some of the heaviest hitters when it comes to harnessing wind power, and with Texas electricity deregulation you are able to compare and select your energy provider to get the best deals possible on your electricity service.