Enough nerds on here who like actual data. The real issue is they don't have enough natural gas to run their gas plants because it is being used for heating. And of course the bigger issue of not being connected to the national grid.
http://mis.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=13103&reportTitle=Hourly%20Resource%20Outage%20Capacity&showHTMLView=&mimicKey On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 10:39 AM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > so, are the turbines actually frozen, like iced over and cant break loose, > or is the lubricant frozen? I dont understand how something with that much > mechanical force can be frozen. Here i think the cutoff is 20-25mph in > winds IIRC, is it too windy for them to run? > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 10:28 AM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Some of the explanation. Gas and coal plants have never been updated to >> handle periods of cold, so until they are updated, this will continue to >> happen. >> >> >> >> https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/dallas-texas-electrical-power-outage-ercot-failures/287-50797307-0afe-43eb-8175-b78e7e4fc13a >> >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> On 2/16/2021 8:13 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: >> >> >> https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/09/f33/TX_Energy%20Sector%20Risk%20Profile.pdf >> >> That'll show the major transmission lines and how they do or don't >> interconnect. >> >> The EIA also has an interactive map that lets you zoom in. >> >> It also seems like Texas may need more than two nuclear plants. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >> >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Jaime Solorza" <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >> <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >> *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> >> <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Sent: *Monday, February 15, 2021 6:38:32 PM >> *Subject: *[AFMUG] Power outages >> >> El Paso Electric which serves our area and Southern New Mexico is not >> part of the other Texas utilities experiencing rolling power outages. Back >> in 2011 we had power outages and water pipe damage. Both utilities took >> steps to prove systems with anti-freeze technology and all types of >> sensors. >> We installed several sensors and links for many of these projects >> years ago. >> As of 6:00pm today only 3,000 customers lost power for five minutes. >> Hope you guys are safe. >> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
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