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Texas built more grid solar than California in 2021 and 2023. https://www.govtech.com/products/central-texas-experiencing-boom-in-new-solar-farms https://www.g
by drak0n1c 3y ago
Texas built more grid solar than California in 2021 and 2023.
https://www.govtech.com/products/central-texas-experiencing-boom-in-new-solar-farms https://www.govtech.com/products/central-texas-experiencing-...
Texas is on track to lead grid battery installs in 2024.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/energy-storage/texas-will-add-more-grid-batteries-than-any-other-state-in-2024 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/energy-storage/texas-wi...
- reducesuffering 3y agoThat's because they've lagged the past decade and are just now trying to catch up. Compare CA's grid, which already has a sizeable amount of grid batteries: https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/US-CAL-CISO https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/US-CAL-CISO Two posts on HN today about how CA is already running 100% renewable during the day. Of course CA won't be adding too much solar now, they already have, and just need extra batteries, of which they already are at #1 for grid battery storage installed.