Texas company Vistra Energy is looking at combining renewables with battery storage, two months after shutting 4,200 MW of coal capacity and investing in a 180 MW solar facility. The move comes as the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released its latest report on energy storage for utilities.
Texas company Vistra Energy is looking at combining renewables with battery storage, two months after shutting 4,200 MW of coal capacity and investing in a 180 MW solar facility. CEO Curtis Morgan said he does not believe coal was facing a "renaissance", but rather "was on its way out", telling CNBC: "when you combine batteries with the intermittent nature of renewables, you can create a more stable electric product".