Comment on Texas Senate passes bill requiring solar plants to provide power at night

ThePantser@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Wanderer@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No batteries don’t count.

  “The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to create a new “dispatchable” power credits trading program that would effectively require utilities, generation companies and electric cooperatives in Electric Reliability Council of Texas territory to offset new renewables and battery capacity — with an equal amount of new dispatchable capacity beginning as early as next year. 

  The bill’s definition of “dispatchable” excludes batteries while also exempting power generation companies that exclusively operate battery energy storage systems from the dispatchable power generation requirement.”

  www.utilitydive.com/news/…/743185/

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  • buddascrayon@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If this passes the solar companies should close up shop and abandon Texas. Head for a state with as much sun but less stupid.

    Leave the assholes to their fate.

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    • njm1314@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I imagine that’s the goal

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  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    At first I thought, this isn’t toooooo terrible as making batteries to store any excess would actually be great, although there could be situations where you don’t need excess due to excess baseload already…

    This is just bonkers though. Wow.

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• Cort@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They could partner with hydro and wind and make up the difference with battery storage

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  • buddascrayon@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The bill specifically says they cannot use battery. Which is literally the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard. This bill was written by the coal and gas lobby.

    If this passes the solar and wind companies should simply close up shop and tell Texans to buy all their power from coal and gas and see how far that gets them. These dipshits will only learn through pain.

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    • lev@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Texas is an awful place. It is full of Texans.

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    • Cort@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Hmmm, I wonder how that’ll jibe with the presidents executive order on energy:

      Protecting American Energy from State Overreach: This order instructs the Attorney General to identify and challenge state and local laws that could impede the development or use of domestic energy resources . . .

      Of course the AG would have to step in and actually do something

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      • Donk@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        understand that the EO meant fossil fuels exclusively, mango mussolini hates renewables (especially wind, which has been HUGE in texas)

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• pineapple_pizza@lemmy.dexlit.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Not really much hydro in Texas, or close by

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