Posted on 02/15/2021 8:05:14 PM PST by ransomnote
If it was me I’d sign a 100 - I just don’t trust it until I see more data and probably not then.
I just wish he could have been around long enough to see when Impotus is removed...
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No doubt many have died. And they’re not out of the woods yet - not all customers are back on, but the trend is in that direction.
I think a lot of people aren’t aware of the structure here - ERCOT is the reliability coordinator for several utilities in Texas. They don’t generate power, and they don’t own the transmission lines - but they oversee them.
Companies like AEP-Texas, Oncor, And South Texas Cooperative are the transmission owners and the distributors of power to the customer. ERCOT made the order Sunday night/Monday morning to shed load, they did it proportionately based on the amount of power each entity normally uses.
So ERCOT makes the order, and each utility in turn is responsible for shedding the allotted amount of customer load based on that order. It was critical Sunday night, and based on the system frequency I saw in the wee hours, it was just in time to prevent a complete blackout. A complete blackout would have been a disaster, because restoration would have been way, way behind where they are now.
I watched a news conference today - they were quizzed/interrogated by the media about this. It was interesting. A lot of issues will be ironed out after the fact, but as a System Operator myself, I will say that given the circumstances, the operators at ERCOT did just the right thing by ordering load reduction.
You are makin’ my head hurt. So many unknowns and suspicious stuff.
Yes. That would have been nice.
So how will they prevent this in the future?
I'm with you - I want to see more data. I'd just as soon have a mild case (as if I have a choice) and recover than to get the vaccine. I'd have immunity.
Oh, went to Tractor Supply yesterday and picked up 2 tubes of ivermectin paste. I'm not going to take it unless I have good reason to believe that I'm infected, but I have it.
I just hope it doesn't turn me into a horse. And if it does, I hope it's a Clydesdale so I can pull around a wagon full of beer.
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A final report will be made, but a couple of things that stand out - plants have done a great deal of winterizing in the last few years, but it seems that in many cases, the gas supply failed due to freezing issues at the wellhead. A little bit out of my wheelhouse, but if the gas isn't coming down the pipe, the plants can't generate power.
As for the windmills - my opinion on them is unchanged. They're a nice supplement, but they should never be relied on for firm customer load. They always need backup. Same with Solar.
I don't know all the plant issues from Sunday night, but a ton of generation came off line and threatened taking down the entire grid - that's why they did the emergency load shed.
I think that standards for weather-proofing plants are coming, rather than "guidelines". And, the gas well sites will have to winterize to deal with extreme weather. We may not see this extreme cold in Texas again for 100 years, or we might see it next winter. Best be prepared IMHO.
At the time of our greatest need, Rush is drawn home - RIP! Will the Lord provide another encouraging voice? Let it be, dear Lord.
I nominate Mark Steyn - the best Rush substitute on the air, bar none. I know that there are others that are good, but very few get my ear the way Rush did, and Steyn does. He's brilliant in his own way.
Wictor’s general idea sounds as thought it fits pretty well with Q messages, and also the mysterious statement by Sec Def Miller about the complex mil operation.
Soon we have to be able to see something happening. Also wondering about the Foreign Interference EO.
Yep. I believe in preparing for the worst and praying for the best.
Agreed.
GACK! Warning ....!! They must think Q is really, really dangerous to keep harping on the dangers of “Qanon”.
I believe Obama implemented PD-51 over the Russian hoax against Trump. Example: Trump ordered Troops out of Afghanistan and his orders where ignored.
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Why would 0b0la’s orders be active once Trump was POTUS? And I though troops were removed from A’stan when Trump as in the WH. I can’t look it up right now though.
That photo of Trump (I guess from today) - he looked very cheerful and upbeat.
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