Texas power grid: Growth of energy storage helps stability [Video]

According to the American Clean Power Association’s analysis, released on Monday, that growth will help the state’s power grid operator better handle extreme weather events. 

Noah Roberts is the vice president of Energy Storage for the American Clean Power Association (ACP). He said five gigawatts of battery storage were added to the Texas power grid in the past year and helped the grid operator avoid calls for conservation this past summer. 

In the summer and fall of 2023, ERCOT asked Texans to conserve energy 11 times. According to ERCOT, one gigawatt can power about 250,000 homes on average. 

The ACP also found energy demand in Texas skyrocketed over the past two years, and the group anticipates rising energy …