"Unreliable" solar saves Texas liars

One would think that that Texas solar is no more or less reliable than the amount of battery storage used to capture surplus when surplus is created. Ironically, as much solar generatio as Texas has, it's less than 1/5 the amount compared to California.

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Yet CA is frequently in the news regarding their brownouts.
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More likely the bean counters are in charge. Idk how other states avoid them, but mass politics have a long history of criminal elements, our utility regulator is a joke

 

Enron

 

Enron always puzzled me. Couldn’t there have been a way to correct their accounting fraud without shutting down the whole company?

 

Could be, but was that illegal?

 

Not when hidden debt comes to light and exceeds total assets.

Also, at least back in the Enron days, Callifornia's half-"nice-person"-ed half-deregulation scheme was not at all conducive of good management practices to plan for supply to fully cover demand.

 

i think we have the same business model up here

 

Not nearly as bad a version as Enron was using.

 

no, but maybe worse. they've figured out how to beat the system without being caught.

 

It wasn't just some boring accounting fraud. Let's not forget the deliberate "maintenance" shutdowns of generating plants scheduled during peak loads, to cause shortages, wholesale price spikes, and blackouts (in which, if I remember right, there were fatalities).

 

Exactly. California's rolling blackouts started with Enron's poor plant management and deliberate manipulations. They folded due to "white collar crime". They also stole their employees 401 plans leaving most penniless while the executives were allowed to cash out.

 

I agree with all the above. It's like certain companies don't want the public to know just how much energy the sun gives out. I can tell you first hand that it gives out a hell of a lot. With my solar roof and back up batteries, I have lived off the energy that the sun provides for 2 years! The way our energy companies are currently structured, they would soon be out of business if most households and businesses did what I did. The initial cost per person is high, but the long term benefits are higher.

I'm not knowledgeable about all the rules and regulations to go solar, but I can say in California, the rules for a while were favorable for communities to subscribe to solar. They changed them last year giving less benefits to the consumer. Its like no one wants to do the right thing. With the right backing, the solar industry could create thousands of new jobs while creating a benefit to our environment. Now while all locations on the earth aren't ideal for solar panels, why can't we build solar panel systems that orbit the earth and relay the energy to a station on the ground?

I'm just thinking outside the box, but I tell you, it nearly floored me to see how much energy I get from the sun per day for free and how much my monthly utility bill used to be!