Texas electricity grid making all the wrong moves

Chris Tomlinson

The Texas electricity grid is humming along beautifully.

Cool temperatures, steady breezes and sunny skies have kept power demand low and renewable generation high. Texas was consuming about 45,000 megawatts one recent afternoon, while generators had 50,000 megawatts available.

This typical balance contrasts starkly with February’s collapse, when a polar vortex sent demand up to 70,000 megawatts, but the grid barely …

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