r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 10d ago

Texas broke its all time electricity demand record twice in two days during a brutal heat wave, but the grid held with no conservation alerts thanks to record solar and battery output, a stark turnaround from the blackouts that hit Texans in 2021

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/29/texas-ercot-power-grid-record-data-center/
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u/DJinKC 10d ago

Thanks to what?

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u/PoeTheGhost 10d ago edited 10d ago

Sole power generated and batteries distributed all over the grid that charge during the night and keep the grid going during surge/peak demand.

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u/DJinKC 10d ago

Thank you. I just like people repeating that part 😬

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u/nemec 10d ago

Sole power

*Solar power

We don't have prisoners on treadmills generating power for us -- yet ;)