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Lessons from the Lone Star State: A surge in wind power on the Texas grid didn’t cause reliability problems (and brought down electricity prices) because regulators improved the efficiency of wholesale electricity markets. Sarah Fields Photography/Shutterstock.com

Are solar and wind really killing coal, nuclear and grid reliability?

Joshua D. Rhodes, The University of Texas at Austin; F. Todd Davidson, The University of Texas at Austin; Michael E. Webber, The University of Texas at Austin, and Thomas Deetjen, The University of Texas at Austin

Energy Secretary Rick Perry wants to know if wind and solar are compromising the reliability of the grid and hurting coal power. The answer lies in his home state of Texas.

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