Posted on 02/14/2021 1:55:46 PM PST by george76
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas emphasized the need for people to reduce energy use...
As temperatures dropped to near-record lows Sunday, electricity operators warned that demand could overwhelm the state’s power grid and force rotating power outages.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state’s power grid, emphasized the need for Texans to reduce energy consumption.
“We are experiencing record-breaking electric demand due to the extreme cold temperatures that have gripped Texas ... At the same time, we are dealing with higher-than-normal generation outages due to frozen wind turbines
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If power reserves fell too much, an energy emergency alert might be necessary, allowing ERCOT to implement rotating power outages to save energy.
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The Public Utility Commission of Texas urged Texans turn their thermostats down to 68 degrees or lower, close shades and blinds to cut down on the amount of heat loss through windows, turn off and unplug non-essentials appliances and lighting, and avoid using large appliances such as washers and dryers.
“The lowest temperatures Texas has seen in decades necessitate a shared response across the state, from households to factories,” PUC chair DeAnn Walker said in a written statement. “Along with the tools ERCOT uses to maintain the reliability of the grid, common-sense conservation also plays a critical role in our state’s endurance of this challenge.”
The water heater temperature should also be lowered, Atmos Energy reminded folks in a tip-sheet published Saturday. Up to 25 percent of energy consumed in the home can come from the water heater, according to the Dallas-based utility company. The maximum temperature should be at 120 degrees
(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...
Frozen wind turbines...
How about a nice nuclear plant?
Thaw the windmills with snow covered solar panels. Easy fix, right?
/sarc
Coal, nuclear, natural gas...
There’s a lot to be said for gas furnaces, ovens and water heaters...
Pinwheel power.
We’ve got those decorations spoiling our ridgelines here as well.
SAD.
That would make sense, so no.
Yup. They work just fine - except when you need them.
So just when ya need it most, you might not have it.
Are they going to cut power to hospitals and nursing homes so Jerry Jones Stadium gets all the power it needs? That’s what they did a few years ago.
I’m old enough to remember when ERCOT meant Electric *RELIABILITY* Council of Texas
biden’s fault...
Kinda surprised those wind turbines can freeze up. Those things are YUGE! I would have guessed there are de-icers and heaters to keep them going.
There are many workable solutions.
Liberals are aware (or actively ignore) all of them.
Sounds like Californicator land, where power failures are often and often unannounced.
I’m down. Just gotta convince the science deniers.
Tell you what. Us old timers know how to survive. These kids these days have not a clue.
That’s insulting and degrading for Texas to have to have a rolling blackout. If that happens, they need to run the state house in Austin out on a rail. There is absolutely no excuse for an energy rich state that’s relatively capitalist to run low on electricity.
I live in TX. We just had a power outage in my town that lasted all afternoon
Who could see that potential problem?
Certainly today’s “socialists” who learned well from their predecessors of the 20th Century how to murder over 100 million of their subjects and relegate the rest to penury and misery.
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