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Finishline42

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5. Texas already had the most wind generation and now they have the solar
Wed Jul 17, 2024, 05:58 PM
Jul 2024

Storage allows for the load shifting from when there is an over supply of power generation to when there is an over demand.

And yes, anybody expecting CO2 to go down is living in dreamland. Looking at the data from when COVID shut down the World's economy there is not even a blip of a decrease in CO2. Especially in the early stages when so many were staying home, large building weren't being used, still not a dip in CO2.

But here's info on Texas and solar...

Texas added more solar capacity than any other state in 2023 — topping California for just the second time — according to a new report, which attributes the growth to a boom in utility-scale projects.

https://www.govtech.com/products/central-texas-experiencing-boom-in-new-solar-farms

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