Solar and wind have also prevented consumer energy costs in the state from being worse than they already are, according to the expert.
, gave props to solar and wind for keeping the lights on as a record heat wave strained the state's power grid. With much of the state enduring a string of days above 100 degrees, the National Weather Service set an"They've helped contribute to reliability," Lewin said to HPM of renewable energy sources."They also have driven prices lower than they would have otherwise been.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state's grid, on Sunday asked consumers to rein in their power use between 7 and 10 p.m. as a result of the ongoing heat. It was ERCOT's second such request in three days,
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