/tags/solar-energy Solar Energy en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:52:25 GMT /energy-environment/2024-08-21/heat-ercot-texas-electric-grid-solar-power-batteries Despite an August of brutal heat, Texans have not been asked to conserve electricity like they were last year. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:52:25 GMT /energy-environment/2024-08-21/heat-ercot-texas-electric-grid-solar-power-batteries Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2024-02-26/more-than-80-of-electricity-on-the-texas-grid-was-carbon-free-at-one-point-sunday The massive share of renewable energy on the grid is a positive sign for efforts to combat climate change. It will become ever-more common as solar, wind and battery-storage facilities are added. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:20:20 GMT /energy-environment/2024-02-26/more-than-80-of-electricity-on-the-texas-grid-was-carbon-free-at-one-point-sunday Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2024-01-29/texas-just-broke-a-record-for-how-much-power-it-got-from-the-sun Over a third of the electricity on the Texas grid came from the sun on Sunday, a new state record. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:44:35 GMT /energy-environment/2024-01-29/texas-just-broke-a-record-for-how-much-power-it-got-from-the-sun Mose Buchele /education/2023-07-05/austin-isd-is-getting-federal-money-to-install-solar-panels-at-more-than-a-dozen-campuses AISD is getting nearly $15 million for the project. It'sone of 24 school systems nationwide to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. Federal officials said they received more than 1,000 applications for the funding. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:01:00 GMT /education/2023-07-05/austin-isd-is-getting-federal-money-to-install-solar-panels-at-more-than-a-dozen-campuses Becky Fogel /energy-environment/2023-02-28/majority-of-texans-support-a-shift-to-renewable-energy-study-finds One proposed idea for legislation would allow homes and businesses with solar panels to sell any extra power they generate back to the electric grid. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:26:14 GMT /energy-environment/2023-02-28/majority-of-texans-support-a-shift-to-renewable-energy-study-finds Patricia Ortiz /energy-environment/2019-12-12/once-hailed-as-a-renewable-mecca-georgetown-hires-shell-to-manage-its-energy-portfolio The City of Georgetown earned international attention a few years ago by becoming the largest city in the U.S. to run completely on renewable power. Now,� Thu, 12 Dec 2019 23:43:38 GMT /energy-environment/2019-12-12/once-hailed-as-a-renewable-mecca-georgetown-hires-shell-to-manage-its-energy-portfolio Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2019-07-24/texas-has-generated-more-electricity-from-wind-than-coal-so-far-this-year For the first time ever, wind has surpassed coal as an energy source in Texas. Data released this month by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas shows� Wed, 24 Jul 2019 19:27:33 GMT /energy-environment/2019-07-24/texas-has-generated-more-electricity-from-wind-than-coal-so-far-this-year Emily Martin /energy-environment/2019-06-19/texas-poised-to-become-national-leader-in-solar-power Solar power continues to grow in Texas, new research finds, and that growth is due in part to another renewable energy the state has in abundance:� Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2019-06-19/texas-poised-to-become-national-leader-in-solar-power Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2019-06-11/facebook-is-building-a-massive-solar-farm-north-of-odessa Facebook is building a massive solar farm in West Texas that's believed to be one of the largest solar projects in the nation and the social media giant's� Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:39:05 GMT /energy-environment/2019-06-11/facebook-is-building-a-massive-solar-farm-north-of-odessa Russell Contreras, The Associated Press /energy-environment/2019-04-02/battle-over-renewable-energy-takes-shape-at-the-texas-capitol Wind power in Texas is often seen as one of the state’s great success stories. It’s grown so much in the last 20 years that the state now leads the� Tue, 02 Apr 2019 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2019-04-02/battle-over-renewable-energy-takes-shape-at-the-texas-capitol Mose Buchele