On sunny, windy middays, wind and solar can supply 80% of Texas power
Galloway says renewables keep getting built because they are the cheapest and fastest addition.
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · Scott Galloway: Stop Demonizing Billionaires and Start Taxing them | Office HoursOn a sunny, windy midday, wind and solar can supply about 80% of Texas electricity.
Podcaster Scott Galloway described seeing one such reading on a live Texas dashboard that tracks where the state's power is coming from at the time. He was at South by Southwest when Megan, the former wife of his Pivot co-host, showed him the mix: about 60% from wind and 17% to 22% from solar.
That kind of share is typical on sunny, windy middays, with lower shares at night and on calm days. Galloway argued renewables keep getting built because, in his words, they are "the cheapest and fastest way to add" capacity to the grid, and economics might let them win despite the administration's pullback.
Questions people ask
What dashboard shows where Texas electricity comes from?
The Texas grid operator, ERCOT, publishes real-time fuel mix data showing how much power is coming from wind, solar, natural gas, coal, and nuclear. Several public websites and apps repackage that feed into live charts.
Why would renewables be cheaper and faster to build?
A wind or solar farm has no fuel costs, and the panels, turbines, and installation methods are standardized. They can often be permitted and connected in a few years, while gas plants need fuel contracts and large turbines, and nuclear plants can take a decade or more.