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[Spurt]

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@Sweetbay magnolia wrote:

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/18/968921895/what-really-caused-the-texas-power-shortage

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@Sweetbay magnolia 

Sorry NPR didnt even get the mix right that another person had posted....We got to read the investigative report . Our council person was on that committee and shared the entire report with us, and NPR's facts arent accurate....our city and others asked the pertinent questions and got accurate answers, while Ercot and our Energy CEO was busy trying to cover their behind ,,,,People at ERCOT came forward and told the real story.....Of course those manufactoring "green" and wanting more funding for "green" went on NPR because they dont want to look bad, so they twisted some facts and didnt share others........Our council person just wanted to get to the bottom of everything and wanted the truth so we could correct the mistakes...

[Spurt]

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@JamandBread wrote:

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@Sweetbay magnolia wrote:

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/18/968921895/what-really-caused-the-texas-power-shortage

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Thank you!

Here's a snippet.....

BILL MAGNESS: Really, it was across the board. We saw coal plants, gas plants, wind, solar, just all sorts of our resources trip off and not be able to perform.

DOMONOSKE: Bill Magness is the president and CEO of ERCOT - or the Electric Reliability Council of Texas - which manages the state electric grid. These frigid temperatures had people across Texas plugging in electric heaters all at once.

MAGNESS: Fundamentally, it is a historic storm that drove electric demand higher than we've ever seen by far.

DOMONOSKE: And at the exact same time, the supply of electricity went down. Wind turbines did freeze, so did natural gas wells and pipelines and water pipes at coal and nuclear plants. All of this frozen equipment meant power plants couldn't function. There simply wasn't enough electricity to go around.

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@JamandBread 

So whats happening this summer that we are supposed to be adequately prepared for....could it be the windmills arent turning....and the fossil fuel mix isnt enough...no problems in the past.....just when Texas went "renewable"

[Spurt]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

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@nanny24 wrote:

One of the big problems in Central Texas is the thousands of Californians moving here. There are scores of subdivisions popping up all over, and there is just not enough power to supply all of the new subdivisions. Add to that we are in a drought, and will probably have to watch our water consumption. Too many people!! Stay where you are!!

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@nanny24    I've got news for you, they're taking over the South and Northwest.

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@Kachina624 

When people that are working full time cant afford housing and the taxes keep going up and up people decide to go somewhere else where its more affordable.....and Texas has no State income tax...and other States are more affrordable too....

[Spurt]

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@skatting44 wrote:

@On It 

   you may consider buying a generator that runs on battery power that can be charged by   either electric plug outlet or solar  to help keep it charged if electric goes out

I am planning ahead as  blackouts  for alot of people in the US are like

@skatting44 

I hear what you are saying but arent all these generators that have an electric charge and electric cars that must be charged arent they putting a strain on the grid, and solar isnt reliable in the winter...Yep, people are buying more and more generators to provide resources for themselves, but it doesnt solve the problem overall....

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[JamandBread]

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@Spurt wrote:

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@JamandBread wrote:

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@Sweetbay magnolia wrote:

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/18/968921895/what-really-caused-the-texas-power-shortage

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Thank you!

Here's a snippet.....

BILL MAGNESS: Really, it was across the board. We saw coal plants, gas plants, wind, solar, just all sorts of our resources trip off and not be able to perform.

DOMONOSKE: Bill Magness is the president and CEO of ERCOT - or the Electric Reliability Council of Texas - which manages the state electric grid. These frigid temperatures had people across Texas plugging in electric heaters all at once.

MAGNESS: Fundamentally, it is a historic storm that drove electric demand higher than we've ever seen by far.

DOMONOSKE: And at the exact same time, the supply of electricity went down. Wind turbines did freeze, so did natural gas wells and pipelines and water pipes at coal and nuclear plants. All of this frozen equipment meant power plants couldn't function. There simply wasn't enough electricity to go around.

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@JamandBread 

So whats happening this summer that we are supposed to be adequately prepared for....could it be the windmills arent turning....and the fossil fuel mix isnt enough...no problems in the past.....just when Texas went "renewable"

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So the CEO at ERCOT is a liar. Got it.

[KCDiva]

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@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:

I read that part of the issue is not enough wind for the wind turbines. Seems green energy isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

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Its a good thing you don't have to plug in your car. We are not prepared for that.  

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@Spurt   New Mexico has always had many wind turbines and even a huge plot of mirrors that generate electricity.  Every nigh a weatherman reports what percentage of electricity was generated by renewal energy.  I worry that they've contracted with a firm that has less than a stellar record.

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@Kachina624 

I didnt know that about New Mexico....yep its important to have reliable knowledgeable people in charge or you will wind up with people like the idiots in charge of ERCOT that we had to deal with......they decided in 45 seconds that there was enough reserves.....and look what happened....  I WISH YOUR STATE GOOD LUCK!

[Spurt]

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@JamandBread wrote:

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@Spurt wrote:

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@JamandBread wrote:

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@Sweetbay magnolia wrote:

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/18/968921895/what-really-caused-the-texas-power-shortage

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Thank you!

Here's a snippet.....

BILL MAGNESS: Really, it was across the board. We saw coal plants, gas plants, wind, solar, just all sorts of our resources trip off and not be able to perform.

DOMONOSKE: Bill Magness is the president and CEO of ERCOT - or the Electric Reliability Council of Texas - which manages the state electric grid. These frigid temperatures had people across Texas plugging in electric heaters all at once.

MAGNESS: Fundamentally, it is a historic storm that drove electric demand higher than we've ever seen by far.

DOMONOSKE: And at the exact same time, the supply of electricity went down. Wind turbines did freeze, so did natural gas wells and pipelines and water pipes at coal and nuclear plants. All of this frozen equipment meant power plants couldn't function. There simply wasn't enough electricity to go around.

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@JamandBread 

So whats happening this summer that we are supposed to be adequately prepared for....could it be the windmills arent turning....and the fossil fuel mix isnt enough...no problems in the past.....just when Texas went "renewable"

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So the CEO at ERCOT is a liar. Got it.

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@JamandBread 

This is what he said on 2/1/21 from the houston newspaper....

The providers instead chose to put profits over the welfare of people, and ERCOT allowed them to do so," .

YES, that CEO got caught in his lies when others at that same meeting came forward and reported in 45 seconds they decide there's enough fuel to weather storm....and the other part of the meeting was spent laughing at Texans wearing cowboy boots in the snow.....He later resigned, if he told truth, why resign 😥...maybe I should post the report from our cities investigation....

[Spurt]

This is from a beloved meteorologist Steve Brown who retired, we miss him.  His home in the Texas Hill Country, is run by solar. you have to investigate and do your research because there are dishonest people out there...If you have a lot of trees solar wont work, its production is reduced by pollens and the African dust which we get here in Texas certain times of the year, so you have to take care of that.  He also stated this interesting fact, even with solar power if there's a power outage you have to have an electric generator or you will still not have any power...Here's some other info he shared

[teganslaw]

SPURT, Steve Brown makes sense. The people pushing electric vehicles have an agenda and are too stubborn to listen to reason. EVs have their place, but there are too many questions unanswered. If certain officials and politicians weren't making money off this, they wouldn't care. 

As far as solar panels, in some places they might work, but they're not for everyone.