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The grid operator asked for certainty ahead of its August auction as FERC works on rules that incorporate aggregated distributed resources into the market.
In the first six months of 2019, wind accounted for roughly 22% of generation in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — besting coal generation by less than half of 1%.
The steep growth of distributed energy resources has sparked a correspondingly large growth of connected grid systems, devices, assets and Operational Technology data.
The expiration of a 30% investment tax credit — responsible for growing the wind and solar sectors — has reduced financing options for anaerobic digesters in recent years.
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