[MtnClimber]

Manhattan Contrarian ping

[texas booster]

Just the standard leftist lawfare.

Should Trumps’s AG take a look at NYC voting lists?

[bray]

Prove there is manmade climate change. It is a Democrat Communist Laundry to steal your money.

[Bon of Babble]

Yeah, welcome to our world (California) - where the lefty governor Gavin Newsom is all about getting rid of the internal combustion engine, gas ranges and stoves - and anything else generated by evil oil companies.

Result: Cost of energy is 66% higher in the state of California, gas is over $4.00/gallon, two refineries are closing and “big evil oil” is moving operations out of the state.

[Brian Griffin]

It is my understanding (which may be wrong) that the State of New York was intending to rely on Canadian hydropower.

Of course, the Canadian ‘green’ folks would want that hydropower for Canadians.

[econjack]

If she persists and I lived in NY, I start building my walking stamina.

[Bob434]

Kwh not long ago there was .15 per kwh. Now that ny has imp.imented their “electric only” for new bui,dings (ie, no oil or gas or wood) the price had jumped to .22 kwh, gosh, didnt see that coming /s its likely gonna go higher too

[Bob434]

[[“ Governor Hochul has betrayed New Yorkers]]

No of course not. The whole thing was a ruse to increase electric prices, home costs, taxes etc. 5o pay for the illegals flooding the state

[DownInFlames]

This has to be the trifecta of imbecilic move.s by the democrats on NYS. Between the genocide done by Cuomo, going green, and electing a communist as NYC mayor, New York Voters are going to get it good and hard. 2026 will be the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Does anyone really believe it will be recognized or just some people did something bad.

[bobbo666]

The only purpose of such programs is and always has been to set aside $$ for skimming by DNC.

That is it.

[nuke_road_warrior]

After the State of New York forced closure of the Indian Point Nuclear plant, Gov. Hochul is now pushing for 1 gigawatt of nuclear power. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2026/01/12/new-york-nuclear-buildout-push-gets-bids-from-8-communities-see-the-list/88105793007/

She apparently want 8 small plants, although one AP-1000 would meet the demand.

[GenXPolymath]

Texas has had an all Republican controlled legislator, governorship and Supreme Court for 20+ years now. No one at the state legislator or governorship forced any development mandates in Texas we have a wide open deregulated for profit grid.

That said Texas right now this second is 67.5% solar and wind power for the ERCOT grid we hit 75% for 4 hours yesterday and the day before ERCOT curtailed solar to keep 10 inertia up via 10% gas turbines which ran at negative $7 megawatt hour at that. Meaning ERCOT payed people to consume power via the wholesale auctions which are in a 15 min rolling basis it’s $3.5 at the North hub right now and the West Texas hub is $3.4 per megawatt that’s 3/10s of a cent per kWh. Joe six pack will never see that his RPP is making bank today though. Again Texas was set up for profits corporate profits that is. If you are a VPP you can buy and sell on the wholesale market. Texas is the fastest growing energy market in the USA and we produce double what California and Florida at #2-#3 combined they don’t equal our production and last year

In inflation adjusted money Texas power got cheaper as we added the nation’s most wind AND solar by far.

Here is the comparison to the other states in inflation adjusted money, solar is the fastest growing energy source in Texas we will have 75,000 megawatts worth by 2030 that’s just what has been financed and permitted more is coming. That more than doubles the size of the Texas renewables you add in the 40,000 megawatts of megapacks also financed permitted and approved those are 4 hr minimum rated packs could be 8s but to be permitted they are minimum 4. Which means we have the equivalent of 40 new 1GW nukes for any four hour peak demand period coming.

https://x.com/JessePeltan/status/1990816983772705226

How much did wind and solar actually make in total megawatt hours yon ask? More than natural gas combined cycle turbines. Peaker and simple cycle are in purple and only 7% of the total about what our two nukes made.

https://x.com/JessePeltan/status/1990813803336941855

Here is the ERCOT grid live stream.

“DateTime Solar Wind Hydro Power Storage Other Natural Gas Coal and Lignite Nuclear

2026-01-17 09:04:57 15398.8 15264 0 -271.3 50 14793.6 5929.3 5122.9
2026-01-17 09:09:57 16396.2 15346 0 -628.9 49.8 14076.6 5793.3 5120.6
2026-01-17 09:14:57 17153 15509.7 0 91 49.9 12684.6 5715.9 5120.8
2026-01-17 09:19:57 18017 15728.1 0 -401.9 49.8 12261.8 5570.3 5121.9
2026-01-17 09:24:57 17918 16078.6 0 -181.7 49.8 11869.4 5462.7 5122.5
2026-01-17 09:29:57 18860 16458.1 0 -1035.7 49.9 11571.2 5330.8 5122.6
2026-01-17 09:34:57 19318.1 16826.7 0 -1469.2 49.7 11167.3 5205.7 5123.9
2026-01-17 09:39:57 19722.7 17474.9 0 -1926.6 49.8 10696.5 5103.8 5121.8
2026-01-17 09:44:57 19621.9 18202.4 0 -2252.7 49.9 10314.7 5043.8 5122.7
2026-01-17 09:49:57 19607 18827.7 0 -2397 49.9 9970.8 4989.6 5122.7
2026-01-17 09:54:57 19314.8 19314.9 0 -2263.5 50 9768.5 4965.1 5124.4
2026-01-17 09:59:57 19597.3 19434.2 0 -2425.9 49.9 9657 4937 5122.1
2026-01-17 10:04:57 19484.7 19644.8 0 -2486.6 49.8 9500.6 4930.8 5123.5
2026-01-17 10:09:57 19609 19818 0 -2627.1 49.8 9439.1 4916.8 5123
2026-01-17 10:14:57 19033.1 20111.5 0 -2382.9 49.9 9566.4 4938.6 5122.6
2026-01-17 10:19:57 18789.8 20222.7 0 -2403 49.9 9597.5 4941.2 5123.5
2026-01-17 10:24:57 18443.7 19710.2 0 -1640.7 50.2 9628.4 4973.1 5123.8
2026-01-17 10:29:57 18817.8 20199.8 0 -2412.3 50 9537.2 4951.9 5122.1
2026-01-17 10:34:57 18785.2 20228.4 0 -2300.5 50.1 9556.9 4938.9 5121.7
2026-01-17 10:39:57 18657.8 20197.3 0 -2069.3 50.2 9495.9 4892.8 5122
2026-01-17 10:44:57 18926.9 20066 0 -2276 50.1 9488.2 4927.7 5123.2
2026-01-17 10:49:57 19673.6 19937.7 0 -2981.5 50 9489.3 4984.7 5122.3
2026-01-17 10:54:57 19612.9 20108.2 0 -3182.4 50 9510.8 4914.5 5122.4
2026-01-17 10:59:57 19407 19946.8 0 -2895.6 49.8 9461.4 4867.2 5122.4
2026-01-17 11:04:57 19325.4 19955.5 0 -2802 50.3 9421.4 4822.8 5123.9
2026-01-17 11:09:57 19628.7 19992.2 0 -2841 50.1 9240.1 4740.7 5122.9
2026-01-17 11:14:57 19288.8 20241.6 0 -2841.6 50 9188.1 4720.5 5124.1
2026-01-17 11:19:57 18856.7 20180.2 0 -2303.6 50.1 9231.3 4712.9 5123.4

“DateTime Actual Hourly Avg.
2026-01-17 01:00:00 48918.8
2026-01-17 02:00:00 48464.25
2026-01-17 03:00:00 48387.85
2026-01-17 04:00:00 48706.78
2026-01-17 05:00:00 49485.08
2026-01-17 06:00:00 50979.99
2026-01-17 07:00:00 53006.69
2026-01-17 08:00:00 55029.05
2026-01-17 09:00:00 56072.16
2026-01-17 10:00:00 56224.33
2026-01-17 11:00:00 56055.91

[GenXPolymath]

This speaks for itself.

Again remember all Republican controlled government all three branches in Texas for 20+ years.

Also a open for profit grid with 15 minute rolling bids by power producers to the wholesale market directly via the legislature created ERCOT entity.

Look at the blue and yellow bars there is a clear signal being sent.

https://x.com/mattbuford/status/1990815065537130764