Home
Help
Login
Register
Welcome,
Guest
. Please
login
or
register
.
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
The Briefing Room
»
General Category
»
Science, Technology and Knowledge
»
Gas Power Saves Texas From Blackouts, As Wind Power Collapses Again!
« previous
next »
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Down
Author
Topic: Gas Power Saves Texas From Blackouts, As Wind Power Collapses Again! (Read 133 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
rangerrebew
TBR Contributor
Posts: 167,594
Gas Power Saves Texas From Blackouts, As Wind Power Collapses Again!
«
on:
December 26, 2022, 06:11:13 pm »
Gas Power Saves Texas From Blackouts, As Wind Power Collapses Again!
DECEMBER 26, 2022
tags: Texas
By Paul Homewood
Over the weekend the US declared a Grid Emergency in Texas, as temperatures plummeted.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-declares-texas-grid-emergency-180011531.html
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/texas-power-prices-spike-more-165419011.html
The emergency order from the US Energy Department allowed the state’s grid operator to exceed certain air pollution limits to boost generation amid record power demand in the state. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, whose service area includes 90% of electric customers in Texas, requested the emergency order Friday, warning it may need to resort to blackouts. TRANSLATION – fire up more coal and gas plants!
Fortunately a repetition of the blackouts last year was avoided. But as we can see, it was gas power which came to the rescue, as wind power collapsed to virtually nothing at the same time as demand surged:
https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2022/12/26/gas-power-saves-texas-from-blackouts-as-wind-power-collapses-again/
«
Last Edit: December 26, 2022, 06:12:28 pm by rangerrebew
»
Logged
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.
Thomas Jefferson
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Up
« previous
next »
The Briefing Room
»
General Category
»
Science, Technology and Knowledge
»
Gas Power Saves Texas From Blackouts, As Wind Power Collapses Again!