Congested transmission lines cause renewable power to go to waste in Texas
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Is this a case of the guys in the coal power plant are pumping in more power during the day as that is what suits their working shifts, and left-winging liberal solar should just pump in power during the night when it is more convenient for them?
From the article, coal power plants are being decommissioned and overall output from coal has been dropping for the last several years. This is actually an issue with how much is generated during windy days in west Texas from their wind mills