Blackouts Could Hit Texas on Christmas as Arctic Blast Threatens Grid

NewsWeek ^ | 12/13/22

[Renfrew]

“he Texas freeze had nothing to do with coal plants water pipes freezing.”

So then why did W.A. Parish and Oak Grove Coal plants shut down during the freeze?

[Tom Tetroxide]

Considering that ERCOT’s renewable power generation is 34% for 2022, which is up from 28% in February 2021, I expect to see another grid failure. Renewables as a rule of thumb should not be more than 15% of any given electrical grid.

[Republican Wildcat]

You don’t know what you’re talking about (again). The Texas freeze had nothing to do with coal plants water pipes freezing.

Two coal plants had to shut down because of it as well as one nuclear reactor. Easy to look that up.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/gas-coal-offline-texas-cold-snap

If they did not correct this insulation problem after having 2 years to prepare after 2020's debacle then that would be outrageous.

[Republican Wildcat]

You don’t know what you’re talking about (again). The Texas freeze had nothing to do with coal plants water pipes freezing.

Two coal plants had to shut down because of it as well as one nuclear reactor. Easy to look that up.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/gas-coal-offline-texas-cold-snap

If they did not correct this insulation problem after having nearly 2 years to prepare after early 2021's debacle then that would be outrageous.