Large standalone battery added to Texas to stabilize grid, electricity prices
Jupiter Power’s 200 MW, one-hour storage facility will support the buildout of renewables and grid reliability on the Texas ERCOT grid.
Sunrise brief: Residential solar offers price certainty in chaotic electricity markets
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Residential solar offers price certainty in chaotic electricity markets
Experts say Texas’ electric rates have nearly doubled in a year, as peak demand challenges natural gas supply. Residential solar is an alternative that offers clarity in the future of electric bills.
Sunrise brief: FERC proposes reforms to reduce project backlog and speed solar deployment
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Leeward begins construction on 200 MW Texas solar project
The Horizon Solar project will be Leeward’s second in Texas and has a 15-year power contract in place with Verizon.
Houston landfill site to host large solar and energy storage system
The 52 MW solar, 150 MWh storage project is set to reach commercial operation in 2023. It brings the benefit of local, clean energy in close proximity to Houston’s electricity demand centers.
Recurrent Energy acquires two stand-alone energy storage projects in ERCOT territory
Acquired from Black Mountain Energy Storage, the 400 MWh combined projects will serve a growing market with a strong need for energy resiliency.
Huge battery facility in Texas goes online
Vistra recently announced that the DeCordova Energy Storage Facility in Texas is now operational, storing and releasing electricity to the ERCOT grid.
Sunrise brief: Six members of Congress sign letter urging DOC to continue solar anti-circumvention investigation
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Tesla rallies Powerwall owners to demonstrate how they can help power the Texas grid
In Texas ERCOT country where batteries cannot send power to the grid, Tesla filed a request for a rule change and has called on Powerwall owners to demonstrate capability by forming a Virtual Power Plant.
