Renewable sources helped stop blackout this summer on the hottest day of New England

Solar panels by Route 100 VT-100, Waterbury Center, Stowe, Vermont. Jumfing / Istock / Getty Images Plus

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Renewable energy sources, such as solar energy and battery storage, have helped maintain electricity in New England, even during high demand in the hottest day of the summer.

According to a recent report by the non -profit Academia Center, the temperature in New England provided additional assistance during the demand hours of more than 5 GHwats of Odter solar, despite the temperature exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit on June 24.

ISO New England, a grid operator, issued electricity caution on June 24 due to heat, and that evening, the highest peak since 2013 has reached 26,024 MW.

Based on the results of the Acadia Center, on June 24, 22 % of the 22 % of the power use in New England came from behind solar.

Thanks to residential solar energy, consumers did not face energy blackout at sky prices during the heat wave and even saved the sky in electricity prices. The Academia Center reports that while wholesale electricity prices per megawatt hour (MWH) reached more than $ 1,000, but the solar consumers behind the meter collectively saved more than 8.2 million. This estimate may be much less than the reality, the Academia Center said that the solar powers behind the meter could only save consumers’ $ 19.4 million energy costs.

“Solar was not only providing megawatts of hours but also suppressing demand for the entire region,” said Jamie Deckers, senior director of clean energy and climate programs at the Academia Center. “Basically helping to ensure that the grid lights can keep, the air conditioning can keep running.”

But potentially energy and cost saving was even greater than other clean energy improvement, such as battery storage and high energy efficiency. According to the Academia Center, energy saving helped to reduce peak demand by about 2 GW.

As the Canary Media reported, a vast storage of battery in Vermont reduced the grid tension during peak demand. Green Mountain Power, Utility Provider in Vermont, managed to reduce tension on the grid through residential and EV batteries, saving consumers about $ 3 million.

“Green Mountain Power has proven that by investing in batteries, you can save money, you can save money,” said Peter Sterling, executive director of the Trade Association’s renewed energy Vermont. “This is something I think is copied through other utility in the country.”

The Academa Center has warned that the recent reduction in inflation reduction for clean energy investment will likely limit the capabilities of states and utilitarians to effectively responding to similar high energy demand scenarios, which will increase the risk of electricity barriers to consumers.

“These resources are suffering from the failure and closure of the goods, and the natural gas breed is in danger of being closed in a huge fleet,” said Deckerson. “We need to diversify the portfolio of the region.”

It would not be enough to rely on the demand for only fossil fuel energy sources, especially during the heat waves observed in New England on June 24.

The Academia Center report concluded that “June 24 was a clear example of a successful portfolio-based approach, which used more than one complementary clean energy resources, such as solar, energy saving, energy storage, transmission imports, and using it for the use of consumers.” “Unless the contradictory federal proposals will be further failed, the growing diverse clean energy portfolio in the northeast will be demanded to meet similar rapid events in the years to come, which will reduce the relying on the power plants of the old, ineffective fuel.

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