This summer, the United States endured the two warmest months ever recorded, yet the system held because of renewable energy.
that 32 gigawatts of additional solar capacity will be added in 2023, representing 52 percent growth from 2022.
Wind also played its part in keeping the air conditioners humming. In late August, at SPP, renewables contributed 10 to 20 percent of power generation at peak times. Grid operators in California and in the central United States also set renewable energy records.
Emergency demand response should not be the north star for grid reliability, and this summer highlights proactive demand management as a necessary strategy. Grid operators and utilities should strengthen programs that incentivize reduced and more efficient energy use and encourage the adoption of flexible demand resources like electric vehicles and smart homes.
While impressive, the sheer volume of new solar and wind power alone is only part of the picture. Renewable energy is providing more resilient, predictable supply, and storage is extending the value these resources offer past the hours when the sun is shining. More solutions are needed, but many are at our disposal. We need a significant build-out of high-voltage interregional transmission to get that new power where it needs to go, particularly during extreme weather. Utility planners and policymakers need to make it a priority to build new transmission lines that interconnect utility regions and deliver power across greater distances. The grid needs to be bigger than any extreme weather pattern.
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