- Jul 12, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT
Despite California's current lead in terms of total installed battery storage capacity, Texas, with its renewable energy production capacity and favorable tax incentives for battery storage, is poised to overtake in the future.Texas’ leading role in the United States renewable energy revolution, as well as its competitive energy market, has placed the Lone Star State in a prime position to be at the forefront of the rapidly growing battery storage sector.
As an added drawback, battery storage is short-term, holding energy for a matter of hours as opposed to days, weeks, or months. for overcoming variability on a large scale as it would enable much greater grid flexibility. For example, surplus solar power could be collected in the long, sunny days of the summer months until it’s needed to heat homes during the shorter, most overcast days of the winter months.