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To: thackney

The interuptibles they speak of are electricity users.
The gas transmission companies can and do limit gas fired generation when it gets too cold.
I could have put 580mw to the grid during the last cold snap, but couldn’t due to lack of gas. (Both high price and availability)
Even during a declared emergency by a grid operator, requesting all available generation, we couldn’t run/generate.
NO gas


29 posted on 03/05/2014 4:51:16 PM PST by BigpapaBo (If it don't kill you it'll make you _________!)
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To: BigpapaBo
Because of the contracts they signed.

I was on the opposite side of it a time ago.

We were doing a Natural Gas Storage facility with Electric Drive Compressors. We got a dirt cheap rate on electricity based upon interruptible power.

The facility needed to store so much in a month, typically known in advance by contracts.

If we got shut down for a half a day, no big deal.

I'm not sure it makes sense to do the same with generated power that will be needed right now.

32 posted on 03/05/2014 4:58:01 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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