'Tapping Texas's full rooftop solar potential would have made a world of difference' during last year's deep freeze, according to a new EnvAm analysis.
from Environment America Research & Policy Center, Environment Texas Research & Policy Center, and Frontier Group notes that"the impacts of these power losses were nothing short of catastrophic," citing the death toll and estimates that"damages totaled as much as $195 billion."
Although"solar power has grown 123-fold in Texas over the last decade, the state's vast solar potential remains largely untapped," and"tapping Texas's full rooftop solar potential would have made a world of difference" during the deep freeze, the paper emphasizes. Though the report draws attention to the wasted potential of Texas rooftops, it also acknowledges some progress since early last year.
"As a result," the paper adds,"Texas would now produce approximately 70% more solar electricity than it did a year ago under the same conditions as the February 2021 freeze event—increasing the benefit solar delivers to the environment and the grid."
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