The switch to solar is part of a broader Brazilian push toward renewables that has made solar the country's second-largest electricity source.
Batteries facilitate the adoption of renewable energy. Their installation costs, as well as the price of lithium, have come way down.
It isn’t easy to upgrade a 20th-century system of transmission lines, generating stations and home outlets for 21st-century needs.
A big part of the problem: Power plants usually go offline for maintenance in April.
You may not think much about electrical distribution transformers, but not having them can delay entire housing developments and grid updates.
Experts say the country needs more transmission lines to move power from where it’s being generated to where it’s needed.
A utilities trade group has asked the Biden administration to help boost the supply.
Despite efforts to strengthen the electric grid, Gov. Greg Abbott has said there’s no guarantee that the power will stay on.
