Despite the recent success of renewables, or perhaps because of it, the Texas electrical grid keeps coming up with new ways to thwart their ongoing growth. Recently, rules about reliability and “dispatchable” power have been passed. Similarly attempts to limit power line construction that would benefit renewables has been noted. This one seems particularly dangerous, with requirements on existing (renewable) resources that may be difficult to achieve. Anyone else concerned about taking 50 GW of otherwise very inexpensive and reliable power off line when demand is 80 GW?

How a grid rule change could derail Texas renewables