US EditionTrump calls wind, solar bad for power grid. Texas shows otherwise
TEXAS, UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – Texas grid reliability improved with a 0.30% blackout risk in August as renewable energy and battery storage capacity grew, despite Trump ending subsidies for wind and solar power.
- President Donald Trump criticized wind and solar power at a July 2025 cabinet meeting, calling them harmful and unreliable for the U.S. power grid.
- Trump's stance follows his recent executive orders and a bill that ended subsidies for renewable energy, aiming to restore a 2019 energy policy focus on fossil fuels.
- At the same time, Texas is experiencing a surge in electricity demand and has expanded its battery storage capacity by almost 5 gigawatts since mid-2024 to support renewable energy sources, despite recent setbacks from project cancellations.
- China leads globally with over 444,000 megawatts of wind capacity, nearly triple the U.S. total of 151,000 megawatts, contradicting Trump's claim of few Chinese wind farms.
- The policy changes and project cancellations suggest increased uncertainty for renewable energy, while Texas's grid reliability efforts reflect ongoing challenges balancing growing demand and energy sources.
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Renewable energy and battery storage companies are canceling their Texas projects at rates not seen since the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns. In the last two months, four gigawatts of battery storage systems, 3.5 gigawatts of solar farms, and nearly two gigawatts of natural gas power plants have been canceled, according to a recent analysis of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) data. Battery storage projects are especially vulnerabl…
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