Happy Thursday! Can you believe the week is almost over?
Did anyone
happen to read The Houston Chronicle online on October 26, 2023, their
article titled, “Texas leads the nation in solar installed on its power grid,
surpassing California”? In the article, it
goes on to speak about how Texas knocked out California as the new leader in amount
of solar which powers the power grid by utility-scale solar. As of September 30, Texas has 18,364
megawatts of utility-scale solar power helping Texans power their homes and
businesses. Most of California’s power
grid only has 17,277 megawatts of utility-scale solar power coursing through its
transmission lines. California still
leads in the number of rooftop solar panels and most solar being installed as
of second quarter of 2023 which brings their total for all types of solar to
41,675 megawatts. Texas has only 18, 801
megawatts of all types of solar power, but that is changing because the cost of
constructing solar farms has declined and operational cost is down for utility-scale
projects. Solar has been credited with
helping keep the lights on this summer in Texas and moving peak time to 7 p.m.,
when the sun starts to go down Texans were told to conserve many days. This is good news for Texans which shows we
are embracing solar as well as other forms of energy to help us continue being
a leader in energy. If you would like to read more of The
Houston Chronicle’s article, please click the link: Texas is number one in solar power installed on its electric grid (houstonchronicle.com).
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with less of a carbon footprint or just find out what is underneath your feet
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We hope you have a wonderful evening and a great rest of
your week!
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