Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy
Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy
fortune.com Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy
For about one hour late Friday, day-ahead prices on ERCOT's website jumped as high as $688 per MWh.
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Good way to cause expansion renewables and batteries.
2 1 ReplyYup. Central Texas here. Have a 14kW solar system and 28kWh of battery backup. I haven’t touched the grid in months. Fuck these assholes.
4 0 ReplyI actually meant grid level expansion. But that too.
All they have done is free market supply and demanded the grid. That's why Texas has more solar than any other state, the market is working. Though it does have some downsides.
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