Posted on 02/19/2021 2:49:42 PM PST by rktman
As Texans struggle through a prolonged cold snap that has left many homes dark and now flooded with burst water pipes, attention turns to the state-managed power grid and the relative merits of fossil fuels versus green energy.
On Thursday, Texas Public Policy Foundation Vice President Chuck DeVore said Texas residents have a lot of "digging out" to do, but once that's done, it's time to consider the "resiliency" of power sources, in addition to reliability.
“And as far as what to do in the future, I think that we need to assign a value to grid reliability and resiliency," DeVore told "The Larry O'Connor Show" on WMAL radio in Washington, D.C.
“Now, resiliency is a less well-known factor. Let me give you a brief example," he said:
One of the most resilient types of power is a coal-fired power plant, because they store an enormous amount of fuel on site. And so, you know, typically, 60 to 90 days of coal is sitting there...next to the power plant.
In terms of natural gas, they don't do that. They generate power directly off the pipeline. So if the pipeline gets interrupted, your power's going to go down pretty quickly with that natural gas power plant.
And so you would say that coal power has more resiliency than natural gas. And, of course, wind and solar have no resiliency at all. And so these are very important things if you want the lights to go on when you want them.
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It doesn’t matter. Western civilization is bent on suicide so they— not me— will destroy the only reliable sources of electrical power we have. In 100 years, there probably won’t be anyone who knows how to make electricity on a grid scale. Ah, well. We had a good run, but everything dies.
“If the wind don’t blow, the blades don’t go.”
“If the blades have ice, then that’s not nice.”
Coal is the way to make electricity. Gas is a giant assist. But coal fired and modern nuclear plants are the way.
Renewables suck, and they hurt regular producers because they are subsidized and hard to compete against.
“Lump of coal, a faggot, anything to keep folks warm. :-)”
Few things keep you warm like a flaming faggot. ;)
Did the coal plants in Texas go offline during the Texas cold snap?
You like that kinda stuff gross go back to du
Can’t - they banned me for posting stuff like this. :D
I think I read where they were affected to a degree by the cold weather - frozen water/ steam generation issues??
It doesn’t help that the Texas energy group shut down 5,000 MW of coal energy in 2018 alone in order to meet EPA regulations.
We need to shut down the Sierra Clubs Beyond Coal Campaign, they’re a cancer sending us not forward but into the dark ages.
Congratulations on the correct use of the word “faggot”.
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A Greenie explains why Green Energy is not the solution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-yALPEpV4w
Way to go Chuck! Telling the honest truth.
Do they have any operating coal plants in TX?
A stick of wood or a ciggy?
Nuclear would be better
Coal......
Makes electricity.
Let’s kids know at Christmas if they’ve been bad.
Delicious with mayonnaise on pumpernickel.
In the North, gas power plants, windfarms and solar are operating in much colder conditions. Coal plants shut down in Texas. The key is weatherization.
“Here’s why gas and coal went offline during the Texas cold weather catastrophe”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/gas-coal-offline-texas-cold-snap
Yes. They also have some shut down due to ultra strict EPA emission violations. It's not economical to go after the last .8% of emissions.
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