would industrial users paying more for transmission not benefit the process you're talking about? i get the impression you're politicizing my comment on wind and solar--i'm just relaying what i've lived through here, with what we already have connected

Transmission is a small component of total energy charges. Renewables are emphasized in my comment as they drive down the cost of power (solar is the cheapest form of power currently, batteries firm solar so as it ensure it can be called upon by ERCOT; “dispatchable” is the term of art). Not political.

I don’t live in Texas, but have friends and family that do, so I’ve been there to install renewables and batteries for them and am very familiar with the situation (and also monitor grid stability remotely where their equipment touches the utility); Victoria Electric Cooperative is particularly on my shit list for making public statements that renewables are the cause of ERCOT instability (for political purposes in direct contradiction of the data).

at many points this summer, shortfalls in generation from renewables relative to projections have been greater than the projected overall shortfall in the system. so at the moment yes, these sources are often causing instability where other sources wouldn't. it'll be nice when we have more battery

Sometimes renewables aren't generating when grid demand is high, but more often than not, they are, because when its hot out, the sun is shining.

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/28/texas-solar-power-gr...