Texas Power Grid Turmoil Puts Giant Batteries in Spotlight
Facing a scorching heatwave with the worst expected to come, eyes are turning to a burgeoning battery storage capacity to limit the effects of grid stress.
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Facing a scorching heatwave with the worst expected to come, eyes are turning to a burgeoning battery storage capacity to limit the effects of grid stress.
Power problems in Texas seem relatively frequent in recent years. Cold snaps, heat waves, freak storms – any of them can tax the state’s independent power grid, which is largely cut off from the rest of the country.
Power problems in Texas seem relatively frequent in recent years. Cold snaps, heat waves, freak storms – any of them can tax the state’s independent power grid, which is largely cut off from the rest of the country.
In a newly released Texas Politics Project poll, researchers found nearly half of participants said they were not confident Texas lawmakers did enough during the legislative session to increase the reliability of the state's power grid.
Power problems in Texas seem relatively frequent in recent years. Cold snaps, heat waves, freak storms – any of them can tax the state’s independent power grid, which is largely cut off from the rest of the country.