Air conditioning demand in extreme Texas heat pushed the ERCOT grid beyond 91 gigawatts today. Before yesterday, we had never exceeded 86 GW so this record shatters the old one. Note there was >20 GW of buffer, no energy emergency, no conservation call. #txlege#txenergy 1/
in a first for him east texas congressman moran endorses in a gop primary and says cornyn is the man president trump needs in dc: https://t.co/D3BfGdhxC3
The Board of Regents have selected Comptroller @Glenn_Hegar ’93 as the sole finalist to be chancellor of The Texas A&M University System: https://t.co/svdHHfpHO4
Excellent @TexasBaseball alumni weekend! Best attendance I’ve seen from fans, active pros and has beens. Well done @CoachSchloss @TexasOneFund and all involved. #HookEm
Facts, not fear, should guide our energy future. Texas' vital energy storage is facing unwarranted attacks. @APowerAlliance's @jbmesser warns in @ExpressNews: "Misinformation...(is) poisoning the discussion regarding battery energy storage systems, jeopardizing electric reliability." #TXlege #TXEnergy
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Thanks @ExpressNews for running this piece on the need to embrace all forms of energy to meet electricity demand. Leveraging all resources leads to lower costs, greater reliability, and more opportunities for economic growth. #txlege
Augie Garrido 5x NCAA national 🏆⚾️coach at Cal State Fullerton & Texas told me in a podcast 15 years ago when I asked him what he knew now he wish he knew early in his career
he said
“Be loyal to people not institutions or brands, institutions change, you don’t work for an institution. You work for people. When the people change, the institution will too.”
All resources contribute to reliability. There have only been three ERCOT rolling outages since 1989: two in February (2011 and 2021), one in April 2006. Today likely would have been the second April outage without renewable power.
#txenergy#energytwitter
Texas is the nation’s #1 energy producer.
We lead the country in crude oil and natural gas production. Texas is also the top state for wind-powered generation.
Our all-of-the-above energy approach will continue to power the world.
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The ERCOT fuel mix chart has been updated to include 2023!
A few thoughts:
- ERCOT is 40% carbon-free
- solar looking like wind circa 2010
- coal decline offset by wind + solar
- gas variability driven by gas prices
- wind & solar are not displacing gas at all
A single wind or solar project brings an influx of revenue that can transform the economies of local communities.
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#CleanEnergyWeek in Texas. “Texans expect and deserve affordable and reliable energy, and a diverse #energy mix – including low-cost #renewableenergy – leverages all available resources to enhance grid reliability and keep energy costs low for #consumers.” https://t.co/Pmn9OI9XxI
Here's info on what appears to have happened last night when ERCOT falsely, and pointlessly, blamed the wind for not blowing & the sun for not shining. But their actions might have led to emergency conditions and might again tonight. #txlege
https://t.co/ySAvzfZYKI