Wind & Solar Prop Up Texas Grid

CleanTechnica
By Nexus MediaJul 2, 2023, 11:42 pm242 pts
As the death toll of the so-called Texas heatwave — officially — climbed to 14 on Thursday, renewable energy generation has so far kept lights on, air conditioners running, and electricity prices relatively low in Texas. “[Wind and solar] are really cranking,” Joshua Rhodes, a research scientist at the…

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