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Trump calls wind, solar bad for power grid. Texas shows otherwise
TEXAS, UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – Texas grid reliability improved with nearly 5 gigawatts of new battery storage and electricity prices 24% below the national average, challenging claims that renewables destabilize power supply.
- Prompted by the July 4 One Big Beautiful Bill Act , energy policy reverts to 2019 levels amid China critical-mineral concerns and mandates removal of wind and solar preferential treatment.
- ERCOT's June forecast shows a 0.30% blackout risk in August, down from 12% in 2024, with electricity prices 24% below the national average, indicating improved grid reliability despite policy debates.
- In the last two months, ERCOT data shows cancellations of 4 GW of battery, 3.5 GW of solar, and nearly 2 GW of gas projects amid policy uncertainty and rising demand, rates not seen since 2019.
- Texas’s renewable project cancellations, totaling over 10 GW in two months, signal potential nationwide delays, with SEIA estimating $50 billion in lost solar investment and ERCOT predicting a 70% demand surge by 2031.
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Renewable Energy Project Cancellations Spike in Texas
Renewable energy and battery storage companies are canceling their Texas projects at rates not seen since the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns. In the last two months, four gigawatts of battery storage systems, 3.5 gigawatts of solar farms, and nearly two gigawatts of natural gas power plants have been canceled, according to a recent analysis of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) data. Battery storage projects are especially vulnerabl…
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