I worked at a large coal-fired plant near Houston for 5 years (the WA Parish plant). We would stockpile 8 million tons of coal in the fall, winter and early spring to prepare for the onslaught of Houston’s summer heat. That plant keeps Houston from overheating in the summer. Wind energy can’t provide the flexibility in output that is needed to address Houston’s seasonal temperature variations.
That is a SERIOUSLY LARGE coal plant - nice!