Posted on 10/03/2024 6:54:26 PM PDT by Round Earther
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Thursday that it would provide up to $360 million in public funding to construct a 320-mile line connecting the ERCOT grid to power grids in the southeastern U.S. According to the DOE, the line, called the Southern Spirit, will be used to "enhance reliability and prevent outages" during potentially catastrophic weather events.
ERCOT's grid, which can draw power from other grids but is otherwise contained in its own bubble, infamously failed in February 2021 during a significant freeze that gripped the entire Lone Star State. Also known as Winter Storm Uri, the freeze led to outages in 4.5 million homes across Texas.
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There is not a ‘national grid’ in the USA. Who is coming up with this garbage?
I am in Entergy service area and i guess not on ERCOT. If you look them up they serve Texas Arkansas and Louisiana.
I was out of power for hurricane laura when lake Charles was hit and transmission lines were down. They had to do load balancing while the lines were repaired.
This sounds suss to me, especially if it is accompanied by a bribe.
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