If this keeps happening Gov Abbott may find himself without a job.

[Jirel]

13. A LOT of people here have invested in solar.

There are some nice incentives, and the local power companies are supporting it. But, there’s no law in TX that requires power companies to credit excess electricity produced, or incorporate excess power produced into the grid, so without batteries in most installations, there’s a lot of generation that may go nowhere at times.

Most installations are not big enough to provide 100% power.

Some, like us, have looked into solar but the companies selling and installing in our area are too inflexible. We want to do an installation on an area of roof that isn’t “optimal,” but will produce lots of electricity anyway. We don’t want to install where THEY want to optimize the generation, because it would mean cutting down lots of 100 year old pecans that shade the house. If we did that, the excess heating would offset any gain we have with solar generation, so there’s no point. We’re better off with less hours of peak generation, and a smaller array, with a battery system, rather than cooking the house in the hot summer (and sometimes spring and fall as well).