Renewable Energy, Storage Help Fix Longstanding US Grid Challenge
America's power grid has spent years buckling under extreme summer heat and climbing demand, forcing operators across the country to lean on rolling blackouts and conservation warnings just to get through peak season. Renewable energy and battery storage now have the potential to close that gap in ways that have already been demonstrated in Texas. Texas experienced demand exceeding 91 gigawatts for the first time in its history this July without ERCOT, the state's grid operator, ever having to issue a single Conservation Appeal asking residents to cut back power use, the state illustrates what is possible if renewable energy…
