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The interconnect out of Texas is a big deal. Texas has some of the most ideal land for solar and wind development, but the isolation of their grid has always b
by jandrese 2y ago
The interconnect out of Texas is a big deal. Texas has some of the most ideal land for solar and wind development, but the isolation of their grid has always been a problem.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoI am hopeful that Texas becomes a big exporter of power to Mexico and perhaps even Florida using an undersea HVDC cable (as Texas can then power Florida with solar later into the evening). Texas solar and wind potential is simply incredible compared to local load demands. https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/economic-data/energy/2023/solar-snap.php https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/economic-data/energy/2... https://seia.org/state-solar-policy/texas-solar/ https://seia.org/state-solar-policy/texas-solar/ https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ercot-solar-generation-texas-curtailment-resurety/716415/ https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ercot-solar-generation-texa... https://www.nrel.gov/gis/solar-resource-maps.html https://www.nrel.gov/gis/solar-resource-maps.html
- jjtheblunt 2y agoWhat is HVDC?
- cozzyd 2y agoThe opposite of HVAC /s
- jjtheblunt 2y agoyeah i got downvoted for a question that is legit, considering HVAC is air conditioning. hacker news has gone full reddit at times.
- Freedom2 2y agoWouldn't that be CAVH?
- juliansimioni 2y agoHigh voltage direct current
- rcdemski 2y agoHigh Voltage Direct Current https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current
- tw04 2y agoI sure hope they’re forced to winterize their infrastructure if they’re providing power elsewhere. The last thing we need is the next cold spell causing rolling blackouts in other states. ERCOT seems unable to force any of the necessary upgrades.
- njarboe 2y agoClimate, regulatory, culture in Texas has it adding more solar and wind to the grid faster than any other state.
- woodruffw 2y agoFlorida is slightly ahead in terms of solar growth[1]. (The close followers suggest it can't be too much a matter of state-level regulatory environment: New York is at 23% growth to Texas's 25%.) [1]: https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/a-decade-of-us-solar-growth-2024 https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/a-decade-of-u...