February 2021. A month that, for Texans, came with weather of extraordinary proportions. Temperatures plummeted to the negatives as wind gusts ripped trees out of the soil and a thick layer of snow quickly blanketed the landscape. With pipes coming dangerously close to cracking and power plants failing to provide electricity to millions of homes, the majority of Texas quickly succumbed to a state of solitude marked by long-drawn blackouts and freezing families. For many, the state’s inability to provide adequate heating and electricity during the winter storm served as a wake-up call about the need for a sustainable alternative to natural gas, the supposedly “pristine” fossil fuel that the state has long been combusting to keep lights stunning and appliances running. Mrs.Jamie Cleveland was one such Texan who, following the February storm, turned to solar energy in particular to circumvent the future risks associated with dependency on natural gas pipelines. After chatting with Mrs.Cleveland about her experience with solar power, I realized that harnessing the sun’s energy is an expensive yet reliable alternative to the endless fluctuations of a conventional grid. In a state that’s so often defined by extensive periods of intense sunlight, solar energy may just be the solution to keeping electrical power constant in the face of weather that is, well, quite the opposite.