“That level of command and control doesn't exist today at that scale," said Dyson. The US state of Texas could save billions of dollars by utilising demand flexibility – the ability of electric loads to feed back into the grid – to provide spare power . A report by the Rocky Mountain Institute , modelled on the Texas transmission power grid , predicts that investment in the area would result in reduced curtailment , flattened peaks , and fewer gas - fired power plants . Starting from forecasts of high growth in solar and wind power in the state , the report then considers demand flexibility assets , which would save $ 1.5bn per year in electricity generator and transmission and distribution capital costs .
The US state of Texas could save billions of dollars by utilising demand flexibility – the ability of electric loads to feed back into the grid – to provide spare power . A report by the Rocky Mountain Institute , modelled on the Texas transmission power grid , predicts that investment in the area would result in reduced curtailment , flattened peaks , and fewer gas - fired power plants . Starting from forecasts of high growth in solar and wind power in the state , the report then considers demand flexibility assets , which would save $ 1.5bn per year in electricity generator and transmission and distribution capital costs .