In February 2021, an Arctic cold front brought extreme temperatures, snow, sleet, and freezing rain to large parts of Texas and the southern U.S. The deep freeze led to widespread power outages, and more than 4.5 million Texans ultimately lost power for up to four days. One potential solution worth exploring is increasing the capacity of distributed energy resources such as rooftop solar and storage. This paper explores how maximizing rooftop solar potential could help relieve strain on the power grid during times of stress, using the 2021 Texas power crisis as a case study.
