Sherri Burks in Dallas loaded her dishwasher in preparation for the 9 p.m. start of free hours of electricity from TXU Energy. Credit Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times
Something amazing is happening in Texas right now. Wind power has become so cheap and abundant that utilities are actually giving it away for free during night time hours. This has lead to many people conserving power during the day, and running appliances at night, when the wind blows the hardest.
Texas has more wind power than any other state, accounting for roughly 10% of the state’s generation. Alone among the 48 contiguous states, Texas runs its own electricity grid that barely connects to the rest of the country, so the abundance of nightly wind power generated here must be consumed here.
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