Renewable energy helped Texas' grid survive summer heat, analyst says

Despite the efforts of Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans to discredit renewable energy, solar and wind power helped the state avoid high-profile grid failures this summer, a top energy analyst told Houston Public Media. Energy analyst Doug Lewin, publisher of the Texas Energy and Power Newsletter, gave props to solar and wind for keeping the lights on as a record heat wave strained the state's power grid. With much of the state enduring a string of days above 100 degrees, the National Weather Service set an excessive heat warning Sunday for parts of Texas and several other states.