The winter storm that swept over Texas last month caused power shortages that left millions of people in the dark and without heat on the coldest days in decades.
“Regardless of their exact causes, the Texas blackouts have served as a wake-up call to diversify energy sources and boost network flexibility. This can be achieved through the increased deployment of batteries and a greater participation of demand loads in grid balancing and the wider energy markets. Businesses should look at new energy technologies as a way of increasing their operational resilience, securing supply and safeguarding against energy price volatility”, said Wayne Muncaster; VP North America at GridBeyond, the global leader in intelligent energy technology for C&I and Distributed Energy Resource Management (DERM).
