Posted on 02/15/2021 1:49:04 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Millions are without power in Texas after a historic winter storm blasted the state over the weekend, creating freezing conditions that have made the roads dangerous and knocking out nearly half of Texas' installed wind power generation.
Texas grid operators who spoke to the Austin American-Statesman said freezing rain and historically low temperatures caused wind turbines in West Texas to freeze to a halt, knocking out some 12,000 megawatts of energy production. Wind farms in Texas typically generate up to 25,100 megawatts of energy, almost half of which is currently out of production as the state works to thaw out the turbines.
"This is a unique winter storm that's more widespread with lots of moisture in West Texas, where there's a lot of times not a lot of moisture," said Dan Woodfin, senior director of system operations for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the nonprofit corporation that manages the power grid. "It's certainly more than what we would typically assume."
According to the American-Statesman, wind power is the fastest-growing source of energy in Texas' power grid. In 2013, Texas lawmakers approved a $7 billion plan to subsidize wind energy production. Wind farms now provide 23% of Texas energy and are the second-largest source of energy after natural gas.
Some of the lost wind power in West Texas has been offset by coastal wind farms to the east that are still operational and spinning faster, propelled by storm gusts. But the frozen turbines have contributed to rolling blackouts that have put more than 2.7 million people out of power Monday.
ERCOT reported Monday that electricity demand hit a new winter peak record. In response to the demand, ERCOT asked residents to attempt to reduce their electricity use as much as possible in a news release statement.
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In just 10 weeks, all of us in the northern hemisphere will experience an explosion of green growth in the trees and on the ground and whatnot. Tree frogs, birds and crickets will be singing.
We were told they are doing rolling random power outages (of approximately 1 hour at a time) through our area, as well, and that the affected states go from TX to ND. It was 6 below here (Nebraska) at 1 p.m. today, surely much colder in SD and ND. I am skeptical as to the necessity of this.
So when you need the turbines the most, they perform the least. They’d be all cozy with any one of the fossil fuels.
Real time data from ERCOT. Wind turbine capacity 25,0000 MW. Generated power 1987 MW right now, That is 8% of capacity. Wind turbines are useless, expensive, virtue signaling waste.
*subsidized wind energy
Stop, just stop.
I’m one of them. No power since 4:05 this morning. It won’t get above freezing until Saturday.
According to the American-Statesman, wind power is the fastest-growing source of energy in Texas’ power grid.”
Hey, relying upon the wind...sounds real fecking modern...21st century stuff...
“subsidize wind energy production”
Anyone wanna see what a real welfare queen is just look at “green” energy company execs. I’m looking at you Elon.
Wow! Bird blenders are working so well the they’ve reversed glorbull warning and started an ice age.
Texas. Has coal, has oceans of oil, and staggering amounts of natural gas. No they are freezing in the cold because of the woke renewable windmill bullcrap.
Idiocracy.
Wind farms now provide 23% of Texas energy and are the second-largest source of energy after natural gas.
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...except when you need it during a Winter storm.
I can finally say that I’m experiencing Texas weather.
A first.
Bet the wish they had those coal and lignite plants Obama had shut down, back about ten years ago.
Wonder if ERCOT wishes they had connections with the other Power Pools in the USA, but then that would give the Feds authority to regulate them.
After this, I wonder how many of these ugly useless windmills will have bullet holes in them?
They are starting to take them down in NE Wisconsin.
They are just trying to condition us to get used to it.
Just like the masks and lockdowns.
It’s the new normal, after all.
Our future with being green energy dependent.
That’s going to do a real number on the environment.
Plants and animals which are not particularly cold tolerant can handle brief episodes of cold, but a whole week of what they are forecasting?
It’s going to be devastating.
I can only imagine what produce prices are going to do in the supermarkets.
they probably look picturesque with icicles hanging from them...
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