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01May

Subsidizing Grid Unreliability

As the share of coal power on the Texas grid continues to decline and as greater reliance is placed on renewable sources of generation, Texans are crossing their fingers that they don’t face rolling outages this summer. There’s ample reason for concern. ERCOT, the state’s grid operator, is working with a razor-thin reserve margin of generating […]
  • On May 1, 2019
  • electricity grid, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), grid reliability, renewables subsidies, Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPFF), wind
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20Mar

A “Very Scary” Situation in Texas

Texas got a taste of cooler than expected weather this week and it sent shockwaves across the state’s electricity market. The Lone Star State learned a valuable lesson about putting too much faith in intermittent renewables. Temperatures dipped Monday morning, increasing heating demand, and that cooler weather was accompanied by calmer than expected winds. Calm […]
  • On March 20, 2019
  • baseload power, Ed Hirs, electricity grid, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), renewable energy, Texas, wind
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