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Why Is Texas Experiencing Power Outages?
Wall Street Journal ^ | 2/15/21 | Russell Gold

Posted on 02/16/2021 7:58:20 AM PST by Meatspace

Plunging temperatures in Texas caused several power plants to go offline in rapid succession Sunday, shortly before midnight. This triggered an emergency on the Texas power grid and led about two million homes to lose electricity.

The unusual cold is expected to stick around until at least Tuesday. This means it could take a while to get the grid back to normal operations.

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Industry officials were scrambling to restore power at dozens of natural gas and coal plants, which tripped offline on Sunday evening and Monday morning. They asked residents to conserve electricity.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...


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To: WXRGina
A story behind a paywall. *sigh*

Try this LINK HERE. While I have a WSJ sub, searching by the headline gave me this without a login.

21 posted on 02/16/2021 8:07:40 AM PST by SES1066 (I love my Country, but I fear too much Government!)
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To: pepsi_junkie

Thank you, PJ. That’s the ticket.


22 posted on 02/16/2021 8:07:50 AM PST by WXRGina
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To: Red Badger

Same coming to Nevada......


23 posted on 02/16/2021 8:08:08 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: WXRGina; Da Coyote; montag813
There's ALWAYS the archived version for WSJ:

https://archive.vn/yVOTH

24 posted on 02/16/2021 8:09:22 AM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: 17th Miss Regt

FINALLY someone with the correct answer.


25 posted on 02/16/2021 8:09:35 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: Meatspace

Progressive policies refute common sense (again). Texas has enough gas production that they should have an abundance of natural gas electric generation so that they not only meet their own needs, but they remain an exporter of energy in any weather.


26 posted on 02/16/2021 8:09:42 AM PST by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: Meatspace

Because libtards won’t let us build power plants...


27 posted on 02/16/2021 8:10:06 AM PST by Common Sense 101
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To: READINABLUESTATE

ERCOT Is operated by Texans in Texas.


28 posted on 02/16/2021 8:11:00 AM PST by Meatspace
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To: Meatspace

FYI: When I lived in Tejas and we had one of these roll through, the common joke was “All that there is between here and the arctic is a barb-wire fence ... and it is down now!”


29 posted on 02/16/2021 8:11:07 AM PST by SES1066 (I love my Country, but I fear too much Government!)
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To: Da Coyote
But being the “new” WSH, betcha they played down the fact that all the liberal ‘un’power plants had to shut down due the fact that renewables often are not renewable.

Didn't say a thing about unicorn farts, aka wind and solar...

30 posted on 02/16/2021 8:11:27 AM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: rktman

As was once said, “The only way to defeat a liberal is to give them everything they want.”....................


31 posted on 02/16/2021 8:12:12 AM PST by Red Badger (SLEAZIN' is the REASON for the TREASON .................................)
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To: albie

32 posted on 02/16/2021 8:12:48 AM PST by EEGator
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To: kiryandil

Yes, got that in comment 21. Thanks.


33 posted on 02/16/2021 8:14:06 AM PST by WXRGina
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To: Red Badger

It is NEVER enough or it wasn’t quite right.


34 posted on 02/16/2021 8:15:01 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: EEGator

Big Windy.


35 posted on 02/16/2021 8:15:06 AM PST by Inspectorette
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To: Meatspace

I find the timing curious. Texas has been talking a little more seriously about secession than they did in the past. They’ve let it be known that they have their own power grid, and thus theoretically wouldn’t need to rely on federal or other grids. Their A.G. and Gov. Abbott have taken strong steps toward putting the kibbosh on some of BiteOne’s EOs, as well as federally-initiated gun grab attempts.

Now this. Odd.


36 posted on 02/16/2021 8:15:22 AM PST by AFB-XYZ (Stand up, or bend over)
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To: Red Badger

37 posted on 02/16/2021 8:16:03 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Meatspace

“Even the natural gas and coal plants went offline.”

Because they were overloaded - couldn’t make up for the loss of power from those non-operable solar cells and frozen windmills.


38 posted on 02/16/2021 8:16:22 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: SES1066

Yes, I got that in comment 16. Thanks.


39 posted on 02/16/2021 8:16:38 AM PST by WXRGina
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To: rktman

The idea is that once they have everything, it will collapse. Witness: Venezuela, Zimbabwe, USSR, et al......................


40 posted on 02/16/2021 8:17:27 AM PST by Red Badger (SLEAZIN' is the REASON for the TREASON .................................)
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