Wall Street Wants In on America’s Battery Storage Boom
Sheldon Kimber sees a lucrative opportunity in bottling sunshine. The 46-year-old entrepreneur is installing hundreds of giant batteries the size of shipping containers around sun-soaked Texas and California. The batteries charge up during the day when solar power is abundant. When electricity demand rises in the evening, straining the power grid, Kimber sells that stored energy at higher […]
Texas’ energy demand is growing – more rooftop solar could help
Texas’ energy demand is anticipated to keep growing, and if generation and transmission buildout doesn’t keep up, the state could face a capacity shortfall that threatens system reliability. A new study released by the Texans for Local Energy Freedom Coalition, The Value of Residential Solar in Texas, argues the state is not fully taking advantage […]
