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Momentous changes on the way in ERCOT as Texas renewable transition rolls on
Solar generation in ERCOT, the independent system operator that serves about 90% …
February 14, 2024
Dennis Wamsted
Analysis
Wind and solar generated record 34% of ERCOT power in Texas Q1 2022
Wind and solar generated record 34% of ERCOT power in Texas Q1 2022
April 25, 2022
Dennis Wamsted
Analysis
Meeting demand growth and greening the grid can go hand in hand
In the past 10 years, electricity generation in Texas has risen 104.6 million MWh, climbing from 391.9 million MWh in 2013 to 496.5 million MWh in 2023.
March 27, 2024
Dennis Wamsted, Seth Feaster
Analysis
Searing hot July highlights solar's reliability
Generation data shows ERCOT can plan around solar, wind—to everyone’s benefit …
August 18, 2022
Dennis Wamsted
Analysis
Comments to the Treasury Department regarding 45V credit for clean hydrogen
IEEFA comments focus on the need for oversight of compliance with the eligibility requirements for credits pursuant to Section 45V and for transparency in the use of government funds.
February 26, 2024
Anika Juhn
Public Comment
Solar delivers for the Texas grid: Reliable output at peak demand
Solar provided more than 10% of peak demand for the grid managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) during the hottest period of summer
September 27, 2023
Seth Feaster, Dennis Wamsted
Analysis
The feasibility of rapid transitions: 80 percent carbon-free electric grid is reachable
The Biden administration’s clean energy plan—80 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035—can seem like a daunting target. But there are templates for that transition, in Texas and the formerly coal-dominated Southeast.
January 26, 2023
Dennis Wamsted, Seth Feaster
Analysis
May heat wave exposes myth of fossil fuel reliability as Texas coal- and gas-fired generators fail early season performance test
Renewables such as solar and wind are proving more reliable in a record-setting Texas heat wave than coal- and gas-fired power plants
June 27, 2022
Dennis Wamsted, Seth Feaster
Analysis
The U.S. power sector transition drives forward
Renewable energy will reduce gas- and coal-fired electricity generation next year, despite demand for more electricity
November 20, 2023
Dennis Wamsted
Analysis
Solar surge set to drive much of remaining Texas coal-fired fleet offline
Over the next few years, solar power will gain a significant market share in Texas which is now only a small component of the state's generation mix.
July 15, 2020
Dennis Wamsted, Seth Feaster, Karl Cates...
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