The renewable capacity on the ERCOT grid is overwhelmingly wind-based since wind has been much cheaper than solar until the last handful of years. Its output te

The renewable capacity on the ERCOT grid is overwhelmingly wind-based since wind has been much cheaper than solar until the last handful of years. Its output tends to peak at night. I think a lot of the peak-demand opportunity for gas in Texas is going to be blunted by solar and battery projects coming online soon. "Can more solar help Texas meet peak demand?" https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2019/08/13/can-solar-help-ercot-meet-peak-demand/ https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2019/08/13/can-solar-help-ercot-... There is a truly awesome amount of solar on the way in Texas, with ERCOT’s July interconnection report showing 62 GW of solar projects. And while given the highly speculative nature of project development most of those will likely not be built, there are nearly 9 GW of projects that have interconnection agreements, including 3.2 GW that have a full interconnection study completed. Those projects that can secure financing and get built will come online over the next few years. It is difficult to say which ones will be online by next summer, but a June ERCOT report identified 1.3 GW of projects with interconnection agreements and financial security posted that are expected to come online later this year, a number which should grow as the year progresses. "Developer eyes world's largest solar+storage facility for Texas" https://www.utilitydive.com/news/developer-eyes-worlds-largest-solarstorage-facility-for-texas/548691/ https://www.utilitydive.com/news/developer-eyes-worlds-large... "Energy Storage Developer Buys Texas Windfarms With Major Battery Retrofit Planned" https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnparnell/2019/08/24/energy-storage-developer-buy-texas-windfarms-with-major-battery-retrofit-planned/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnparnell/2019/08/24/energy-s... "GlidePath Builds Merchant Battery Plant in ERCOT, Bucking Industry Wisdom" https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/glidepath-bucked-the-industry-trend-and-built-a-merchant-plant-in-ercot https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/glidepath-bucke...