“Solar and wind energy reduced wholesale energy costs in Texas by $7.4 billion in the first eight months of this year, creating average monthly savings of $925 million, according to a study IdeaSmiths released last week.”
Texas has more wind than any other state and the second most solar. With gas at 10-year highs, renewables are on track to save Texans about $11 billion this year alone. The state’s politicians blamed wind for the 2021 blackout. The wholesale market has been quietly paying them back since 2012.