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As Texas Power Grid Faces New Strains, Renewables Help Meet Demand

Texas, the biggest oil-producing state, has turned to solar power and battery storage to see it through extreme weather. But with demand rising, much more power will be needed.

© Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times

A Jupiter Power energy center in Houston in August. The swift growth of battery storage as a source of power for the electric grid, along with the continued expansion of large-scale solar farms, could not have come at a better time for Texas.
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