Renewable energy sources came through in a big way this week for Texas, when temperatures and electricity demand reached record levels. On Sunday, Texans hit...
for high temperature, wind and solar power provided about a third of the state’s electricity, a higher portion than usual.
Renewable energy output has grown steadily in Texas over the past few decades, surpassing the rest of the country. Renewables contributed about 20% of total U.S. electricity last year, according to the Energy Information Administration. Although energy generation from using natural gas is “vital” to the electric grid system, Clark said renewable energy sources helped offset some of the impact of rising natural gas prices.
A lack of transmission causes bottlenecks on the grid, affecting available energy produced by low cost wind and solar generation, boosting energy costs. And the impact is greater on renewables than on thermal power generators, she said. Although those limits are necessary, there could be flexibility to modify the rules at times of increased demand if it does not harm the overall system, Silverstein said.While building more transmission infrastructure would improve power supply, Silverstein said more can be done to deal with demand.
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