Surprisingly, over 50% of energy production right now (like this minute, not a long-term average) in Texas is Solar+Wind. Nuclear is another 6%. Still means we should at least double solar+wind production, but I think storage is something that’s quite lacking currently, so as the sun set, fossil fuel use spikes up (wind is still like 40% of the power at night though).
Surprisingly, over 50% of energy production right now (like this minute, not a long-term average) in Texas is Solar+Wind. Nuclear is another 6%. Still means we should at least double solar+wind production, but I think storage is something that’s quite lacking currently, so as the sun set, fossil fuel use spikes up (wind is still like 40% of the power at night though).
Right, but most energy is used during the day. So “spiking up” is still a huge reduction overall.