How Battery Storage is Changing Texas Electric Grid

How much battery storage power is on the Texas grid? 100 MW in a system with a generating capacity of 80,000 MW

How does Texas rank today in battery storage? 4th in the US

What is the growth rate in 2020? Estimated to triple to 360MW

ERCOT’s 5 year battery storage proposals: 7,200 MW 

Why is Texas a leader in battery storage for the grid? Because ERCOT doesn’t have to wait for FERC approval

What does more energy storage mean economically?

• More $$$ in renewables which will have a pathway onto the grid with batteries
• Price of lithium is falling, it was down 35% in the first half of 2018
• By 2024, wide spread use of battery storage for electricity

Houston Chronicle | Battery storage on verge of changing Texas power grid