Have you wondered what happens to the giant windmills and the solar panels you can find some places when they’re replaced?
There already is an industry in Texas that specializes in recycling the materials used in solar and wind power machinery, and those materials can contain valuable minerals and rare earth components that can be valuable, but recycling business have sometimes been poorly run and have gone out of business.
Enter Texas House Bill 3229, which is intended to require more professional management of renewable energy recycling companies than has been seen in the past.
The bill passed the Texas House earlier this year, and passed the state Senate on Monday. It’s expected to go to Governor Greg Abbott, who is in turn expected to sign the bill into law.
An analysis of the bill offered in the Texas Legislature noted the “30-acre graveyard of windmill blades has developed near Sweetwater, Texas, due to financial…
