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Multiple reasons. A big part of it was the push for renewabl
Posted on: February 23, 2021 at 15:10:22 CT
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e energy sources... with China playing a significant role in Texas' renewable energy infrastructure. But renewables are notoriously inconsistent.
In this case the windmills froze and the sun wasn't shining so they lost some 20% of their power when they needed it most. It was an unusual cold front that moved in and many/most Texas homes aren't insulated well. They don't have much/any gas heat so it all falls on the small electric baseboard or plug in heaters.
Power output dropped significantly just when demand surged tremendously. That dropped the voltage in system to dangerously low levels. Operators should have started rolling blackouts at that point to safeguard the infrastructure, but were asleep at the switch, so to speak. Because they didn't act when they should have two power stations blew out, dropping supply even further on an already overloaded system. That woke them up and they started the rolling blackouts but... stupidly cut power to some natural gas plants... which were supplying power for more electric stations, cutting their power source.
Stupid long term planning, allowing the Chinese into our energy infrastructure. Stupid long term planning on relying so much on inconsistent renewable energy sources, and stupid implementation when the **** hit the fan so to speak.
In this case the windmills froze and the sun wasn't shining so they lost some 20% of their power when they needed it most. It was an unusual cold front that moved in and many/most Texas homes aren't insulated well. They don't have much/any gas heat so it all falls on the small electric baseboard or plug in heaters.
Power output dropped significantly just when demand surged tremendously. That dropped the voltage in system to dangerously low levels. Operators should have started rolling blackouts at that point to safeguard the infrastructure, but were asleep at the switch, so to speak. Because they didn't act when they should have two power stations blew out, dropping supply even further on an already overloaded system. That woke them up and they started the rolling blackouts but... stupidly cut power to some natural gas plants... which were supplying power for more electric stations, cutting their power source.
Stupid long term planning, allowing the Chinese into our energy infrastructure. Stupid long term planning on relying so much on inconsistent renewable energy sources, and stupid implementation when the **** hit the fan so to speak.
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RE: Texas Power Outages Explained—Jason Isaac | American Thought - sarasotatiger MU - 2/23 14:11:44Multiple reasons. A big part of it was the push for renewabl - JeffB MU - 2/23 15:10:22