Solar and wind generated 40.2% of the ERCOT grid’s electricity this year through June. When coal plants shut down for unexpected maintenance, solar and wind stepped in, providing about 50% of generation during peak summer demand in the highest electricity consuming state in the union.| pv magazine USA
California utilities claim that current solar consumers impose a cost of $2.8 billion on non-solar consumers. They say this adds $200 to every non-solar consumer’s energy bill every year. They call this the “cost-shift” and they have launched a massive public relations campaign, creating a utility-f| CA Solar & Storage Association