Two years after state leaders and the grid failed the people of Texas, we still don’t have a long-term solution to electricity needs.
After the 2021 freeze, many electricity customers boosted their energy efficiency. They weatherized their homes and businesses, replaced electric furnaces with heat pumps and bought smart thermostats. Mandatory energy efficiency through updated building codes could dramatically reduce the need for power plants.
The fastest-growing source of electricity is solar power, and most new facilities come with battery storage. The latest batteries can supply the grid for four hours, longer than most high-demand periods on the ERCOT grid last. Energy from batteries would be cheaper than firing up a natural gas plant.
Methane and carbon dioxide are the most damaging greenhouse gases. Most wealthy countries are taxing such emissions. Eventually, the United States will as well. Unsubsidized renewable energy will be far cheaper when fossil fuel companies must pay for their pollution.ERCOT could string transmission lines to the rest of the country
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