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ERCOT Blackouts and A Search for Energy Resilience

Mar 29, 2021 9:30:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar Development, Policy, Energy Storage, Solar Industry, Texas, Microgrids, Community Solar, Legislation, Solar Incentives, Solar Plus Storage, ERCOT, Energy Transition, Industrial Solar, Grids, Integration, Clean Energy, Solar assets, Markets & Policy, Political Action, txenergy, Blackouts

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On Wednesday, March 24th Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) held a webinar titled "Search for Resilience: Texas Blackouts, Policy Fallout, and How Advanced Energy Can Help”. It has been about one month since the disastrous winter weather caused blackouts all across ERCOT, Texas’s electric grid. It was enlightening to hear from industry and policy experts about what has happened in the wake of the blackouts, and what the future of ERCOT and other electric grids across the United States will look like. 

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What is going on in Texas? #ERCOTfail

Feb 17, 2021 3:45:00 PM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar Energy, United States, Markets, Texas, Power Generation, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Wind Energy, Climate Change, ERCOT, Energy Transition, Technology, natural gas, Coal Plants, Power Outages, Republican, Democrat, txenergy, txwx, txpoweroutage, Climate Disruption, txlege

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Image: Weather Service International

This picture shows the temperature (in Fahrenheit) departure from normal during this recent cold snap. 

 

Late Sunday night, extraordinarily cold temperatures made their way into Texas. As the temperature dropped, the people of Texas switched on the heat, with much of it being electric, in an effort to stay warm. Unfortunately, people weren't the only ones to feel the cold grip of mother nature. Extremely low temperatures, ice, and snow caused power plants to go offline. As the demand for power rapidly shot up, supply drastically fell. 

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SEIA calls for strengthening PURPA

Jun 1, 2020 9:15:00 AM / by William Driscoll, pv magazine posted in California, Policy, United States, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Texas, ERCOT, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Consumer Protection, Markets & Policy, New England, FERC

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Solar (and wind) help to keep the AC on in Texas

Oct 31, 2019 8:30:00 AM / by Christian Roselund, pv magazine posted in Solar, Energy Storage, Texas, Wind Energy, DERs, Climate Change, ERCOT

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A recent report by the state’s grid operator shows that solar and wind helped to meet peak demand on days of peak power demand in August, including the scorching afternoon that set a new all-time record.

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