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Solar is a threat to utilities' business model, but it could also work to their advantage.

A Herriman apartment complex features a unique amenity: its own power plant (Lindsay D'Addato | The New York Times) Soleil Lofts, a solar-powered apartment complex in Herriman, Feb. 21, 2021. The solar energy collected at Soleil Lofts is stored in batteries that can be tapped by Rocky Mountain Power, the local utility. By Patrick Sisson | The New York Times   | March 3, 2021, 4:38 p.m. | Updated: 4:42 p.m. Soleil Lofts, an apartment development in Herriman, offers a lot of amenities — pools, three spas, a basketball court, electric appliances, a dog park — to lure potential residents....

The state simultaneously has the highest-emissions grid in the country and leads the nation in wind power

Texas halved its use of coal in the last decade. But the power crisis that seized the state last week could alter plans for future closures.

POLITICO Texas and California built different power grids, but neither stood up to climate change The winter storm that crippled Texas this week and heat wave the hit California last summer show much more needs to be done to protect power supplies from extreme weather. An Oncor Electric Delivery crew works on restoring power to a neighborhood following the winter storm that passed through Texas. | Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP Link Copied Texas and California may be worlds apart in their politics and climate policies, but they have something in common: Extreme weather crashed their power...