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How Texas solar helped meet winter storm challenges, and could go even further Email
The Impact Solar Farm in Texas (pictured) has continued to operate under the tough winter storm conditions. Image: Lightsource BP.
The generational winter storm which is currently affecting large parts of the US, but perhaps most prominently Texas, has drawn attention to power supply, grid operator ERCOT and the role renewables has, or evidently has not, played in causing widespread blackouts.
There have been numerous reports and suggestions in corners of the media that renewables have if not caused, then certainly exacerbated grid electricity performance in Texas throughout the winter storm. However, data pulled from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has demonstrated that the power shortfall has been primarily caused by a stark drop in thermal generation, with up to 31GW of capacity out of action on the morning of Tuesday 16 February. Meanwhile wind, which has
https://youtu.be/ZbQkPOQKblQ Fossil fuel mouthpieces everywhere desperate to bend events toward the dirty energy narrative, but as facts roll out, reasonable people on all sides will more and more be pushed to some common conclusions.Grid connectivity is inadequate, extreme events are going to continue to come, and renewable energy plus storage can help. Politico: The extreme…
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Published: Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Snowy Houston. Photo credit: China Nouvelle/SIPA/Newscom
Snow and frigid temperatures this week left millions of people without power in Houston and beyond. China Nouvelle/SIPA/Newscom
Congressional lawmakers are demanding answers on how Texas electric grid failed nearly 4.5 million people who remained without power yesterday amid frigid temperatures.
Statements from some House Democrats, including from Texas, suggest Congress may seek more federal oversight of the nation s most independent grid operator. The failure of some power plants to produce electricity when we need it most has meant a great deal of suffering for those affected by the blackouts, said Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas), an Energy and Commerce Committee member who represents a portion of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.