ANGLETON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s been 11 months since the winter storm paralyzed Texas, and power operator ERCOT, is warning about staffing shortages that could impact needed improvements to the grid.Meanwhile, Tesla is entering the Texas energy market. There’s a new energy storage site in Angleton, and new video from Tesla said their 81 megapacks in the city will provide support to the grid by balancing demand, lowering energy costs, and keeping the lights on.
“Energy storage is coming to Texas in a big way,” said Doug Lewin, an energy consultant in Austin.Lewin predicted that the site will likely be one of several that can provide backup power and reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. He called this type of energy storage helpful, but still not a solution for the problems that plunged millions of Texans into frigid darkness when the grid failed.”It will help provide a portion…