La energía solar superará al carbón en la red eléctrica de Texas este año

Se proyecta que la energía solar genere más electricidad que el carbón por primera vez en el mercado del Electric Reliability Council of Texas este año. El cambio se produce a medida que los desarrolladores añaden capacidad solar rápidamente, mientras no se construyen nuevas plantas de carbón. Las proyecciones federales muestran que la producción solar alcanzará los 78 mil millones de kilovatios-hora en 2026, en comparación con los 60 mil millones provenientes del carbón.

El Electric Reliability Council of Texas, o ERCOT, gestiona el mercado eléctrico competitivo del estado. La producción solar ya superó al carbón mensualmente el año pasado desde marzo hasta agosto. Este año se espera que lidere desde marzo hasta diciembre, según la Administración de Información Energética de EE. UU. en el Departamento de Energía.

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