by Guzman Labs | Apr 20, 2023 | Solar InSight
The US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its most recent Electric Power Monthly update, which provides data through the end of January. The report notes that for the month, solar photovoltaic generation (solar1) as a portion of...
by Ryan Kennedy | Jul 28, 2022 | Solar InSight
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the controlling body of the Lone Star state’s grid, is having an increasingly difficult time living up to the “reliability” part of its name. Long, powerful heat waves have stretched across the state for a good...
by Guzman Labs | Jul 8, 2022 | Solar InSight
The United States power grid will soon have a month where it is powered by more than 50% emission-free electricity sources, a milestone which will most likely occur in April or May, and probably in 2024. The emissions free generation is likely to come...
by Guzman Labs | Jun 17, 2022 | Solar InSight
In Texas, electricity is deregulated, which means distribution-level energy supply companies can compete in the open market to offer residential and commercial contracts. Texans are now accustomed to shopping around for new electric rates every six to twelve months or...
by Guzman Labs | Jun 3, 2022 | Solar InSight
Emissions-free electricity generation is expanding at stunning rates across the United States, largely due to the dawn of the solar and wind energy decade. Based on the Energy Information Administration (EIA) hourly data reports, the combined forces of solar, wind,...
by Guzman Labs | May 13, 2022 | Solar InSight
In 2021, winter storm Uri became a landmark example of the unpredictability of climate, and its harsh impact on the legally mandated core requirements of electric utility companies: to provide electricity reliably, and to furnish just and reasonable prices to...
