Wonder why wind, storage & other climate techs matter in the current climate?
Here's a live view of Texas's electricity mix: wind tops the list, energy storage plays a key role. The second biggest source: solar. (There's a CKI deep-dive for solar, too.)
Wind, solar & batteries don't dominate Texas's grid because of state-level policies & regulations. Quite the opposite.
love our annual "make sure the solar generator is in working order" drill
not that I expect anything specifically bad this week, but well, as you know, #ERCOT
There's a chance of rolling blackouts next week because of incoming freezing temperatures in the Houston region and statewide, according to a local energy expert.
https://www.europesays.com/1766812/ Eni Plenitude constructs 200MW/400MWh Texas BESS #BatteryCell #BatteryStorage #BatteryManagementUSA #BESS #construction #Energy #energystorageusa #Eni #EniNewEnergyUs #EniPlenitude #ercot #italy #lfp #SolarFarm #Texas
The Greater Houston area will remain under a freeze warning until 9 a.m. Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service. A cold weather advisory warning of freezing wind chills will remain in place until 11 a.m.
Has #ERCOT gotten that small (I think 2000MVA?) HVDC interconnection to the Eastern Interconnect (grid) set up yet?
Officials from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said that while winter presents a greater risk of outages, new power generation added to the grid has lowered the probability of emergency conditions.
Texas' energy grid is becoming more reliable now — three years after millions of Texans lost power during a deadly winter storm. But energy experts say the grid still faces challenges as providers transition to clean energy sources.
Gabrielle Gurley takes on the fractured US power grid and the lurching regional attempts to rein in carbon pollution, from RGGI to ERCOT https://prospect.org/environment/2024-10-16-falling-into-climate-disaster/
#uspol #climate #cleanenergy #grid #ercot #rggi #fossilfuels
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced it will put $360 million toward a project to create a new link between the Texas power grid, which operates independently from its neighbors, and other grids in the Southeast.
Both #ERCOT and #CAISO set new records for #battery discharge on Monday.
CAISO: At 18:10 PT Monday, 8.35 GW of energy was being discharged from batteries as solar energy declined toward sunset, representing 21.2% of load.
ERCOT: At 18:40 CT Monday, 3.94 GW of energy was being discharged from batteries as #SolarEnergy declined toward sunset, representing 6.1% of load.
In both regions, battery discharge declined rapidly within a few hours.
@kims 
Crypto mining companies selling power -- or withholding it for cash -- to Texas's state-contained power grid is peak capitalists selling the rope to hang themselves.
#Texas, #Crypto, #ERCOT, #Electricity, #LateCapitalism, #Greed, #Corruption, #TuckersBalls
New article: Texas sets new energy demand record during strong heat wave
https://ingallswx.com/2024/08/22/texas-sets-new-energy-demand-record-during-strong-heat-wave/
#ERCOT set a new record #energy load yesterday (August 20) at 85931 MW, beating the old record of 85612 MW set on August 10, 2023.
When the record was set, #RenewableEnergy was serving about 29% of the load.
@ingalls Yes. Looks as though the pinch point comes later this evening after the sun sets and we lose that solar boost.
National Weather Service forecast highs for #Texas tomorrow show widespread areas getting above 40C.
