New Value of Solar Study: Rooftop Solar Cuts Costs for the Texas Grid
TXSES commissioned a new study quantifying grid-stabilizing value and cost savings of rooftop solar For Immediate Release: July 16, 2024Contact: José Medina, jmedina@citizen.org AUSTIN, Texas—Energy supplied by rooftop solar is much more valuable than the average kilowatt-hour sent to the ERCOT grid by other means, finds a new study commissioned by the Texas Solar Energy […]
Transmission, Not Renewables, to Blame for Texas’ Summer Energy Woes
By Ethan Miller and Pete Parsons Being blamed for problems you didn’t cause is frustrating and can even be grounds for defamation. For the Texas renewables industry, it’s just another day. On September 6, the Electric Reliability Grid of Texas (ERCOT) issued an Energy Emergency Alert Level 2 (EEA 2). An EEA 2 allows ERCOT […]
Climate Resilience Demands Urgent, Bold Policies!
Today, when we realistically evaluate the situation concerning water, disastrous extreme weather events, melting glaciers, etc., we admit that we have some serious problems to overcome.
Solar and wind energy saved Texas customers more than $7 billion in 2022… so far
Renewables are on track to save Texans $11 billion total this year, reports University of Texas Austin research scientist, IdeaSmiths executive and former TXSES board member Joshua Rhodes,