Shelby Webb
The deadly winter storm that gripped Texas tragically showed the need — or opportunity — for large scale battery storage. As the bitter cold knocked power plants and wind turbines offline in rapid succession, stored energy might have been able to replace the lost generating capacity and keep the lights and heat on.
Energy storage remains the missing link in an increasingly complex power grid under increasing threat from extreme weather. Only about 460 megawatts of energy storage — compared to system-wide generation capacity near 90,000 megawatts — are connected to the Texas power grid, according the …