Solar and battery power generations have helped bolster ERCOT’s grid, but data center, population and economic growth is slated to surge demand. The demand on Texas’ energy grid by 2032 will be nearly double a record that was set last week, and state regulators say they will need more varied electrical generation to meet that demand. That broke the record demand of 87,403 megawatts set the previous day, which broke the old high of 85,508 megawatts set in August 2023. The grid seamlessly met the demand because of solar and battery generation that has been added to the grid in recent years. And on July 22, the grid set a record of 11,980 megawatts of energy being discharged from batteries.