Posted on 02/17/2021 5:31:53 AM PST by uscga77
Nobody listens especially politicians until the lights (and heat!) go out. Texas voters will remember how our state officials 'managed' this energy crisis and set us up for failure with a foolish reliance on wind and solar that is not advanced enough to keep us warm. For some rolling blackouts are a big misnomer that have people freezing for many hours if not days. Pray and be good neighbors, especially to the elderly and those with little children.
That’s how I see it too. You can bet they will be dropping off the millions who will soon be pouring over the southern border in strategically selected districts.
I heard but can’t prove, some gas pipelines shut down because electrical blackouts shut down the compressors. You can power gas pipeline compressors with gas turbines running on what is in the pipeline, but this has been prohibited by environmental protection ( anti-CO2 ) zealot law, making natural gas power ( the dispatchable backup ) depend on wind and solar when the chips are down.
Thus the proponents of unreliable power sources can say gas is unreliable too.
We closed 6 coal fired power plants last year
The problem is they will probably vote in a Dem who will make it even worse.
“foolish reliance on wind and solar”
More nukes, less kooks.
Putting windmills on the electrical grid wasn’t the smartest move.
Putting windmills that can't handle winter weather wasn't the smartest moves. Countries with a lot worse winter weather create a larger percentage of their electricity from wind than Texas does and they don't seem to have a problem
“ How do you propose to store several hundred megawatts of electricity?
A lot of DeLoreans
Austin was lied to about rolling outages. Austin Electric has declared as non-essential the homes of thousands of families who are on their 3rd day of sub freezing temps with no electricity. Electric executives and politicians need to be called to account. Neither the calling nor accounting should be pleasant. Abbott has waded into deep dodo.
Why do u deserve a reliable source when u post right wing talking points with zero reliable sources?
Assuming it is then wouldn't it make sense to plan for the worst case scenario and install wind systems that actually work in winter?
it’s the thought that counts
they meant well
Sorry I guess u weren’t the original poster...right wing talking points related to the power outage are everywhere. Why descend to be like the left?
and other traditional sourced plants are now being permitted to generate more power by emergency order.
And I'm sure the good people of Texas will accept that.
Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick are such disappointments.
YEP! Texas is responsible, but don’t forget to follow the money/regulation trail from the federal gov’t. The DC clowns deserve at least an equal level of blame.
Why do u deserve a reliable source when u post right wing talking points with zero reliable sources?
Goodbye
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