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I'm reading the original bill, I can't find anywhere where it says that solar plants have to buy backup power from gas or coal plants. It says they have to be a
by misja111 1y ago
I'm reading the original bill, I can't find anywhere where it says that solar plants have to buy backup power from gas or coal plants. It says they have to be able to operate for 24h above seasonal average, "when called upon". Using batteries for this is explicitly allowed.
I guess the reason for this bill is stability of the grid. I'm not saying if this makes this bill good or bad, I'm not enough of an expert into electrical grids.
The original bill:
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00715S.pdf#navpanes=0 https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00715S....
- Arnt 1y ago24h is a lot of battery power, and above average level, too, which means that the average level has to be throttled below what the sun and panels allow. Sounds quite dirigiste to me. Cf Germany, which allows separate operators to connect batteries to the grid (and there's a stampede). The battery operators plan to buy cheap wind power at night or cheap sun at midday, and they are not constrained to use one source of power the way Texas requires.
- hackeraccount 1y agoWould it be 24h? Wouldn't it be more like 12 hours?
- Arnt 1y agoThe text of the law says "24 continuous hours at or above the seasonal average generation capability". 12 makes more sense to me, but what the law says is 24. But it also says you can do it by subcontracting with an offsite battery operator.
- beAbU 1y agoYou have cloudy days on occasion, and maybe the requirement is to to be able to bridge this solar gap for at least 24h using batteries?
- IAmBroom 1y ago> I guess the reason for this bill is stability of the grid. That's a much more optimistic view of Texas legislators than I believe in.