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OOPS, WINDMILLS FREEZE, NO POWER, MAJOR ENERGY PRODUCTION FAIL!
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<blockquote data-quote="fishtm2001" data-source="post: 4777341" data-attributes="member: 54375"><p>"The electricity grid was designed to be in high demand during the summer, when Texans crank their air conditioning at home. But some of the energy sources that power the grid during the summer are offline during the winter. So when Texans stayed home during the storm on Sunday and demanded record amounts of electricity, the state’s energy system could not keep up.</p><p></p><p>Some of the energy sources powering the grid were knocked out by the inclement weather, most of which were facilities run by gas, coal or nuclear energy.</p><p></p><p>“Most of the plants that went offline during evening and morning today were fueled by one of those sources,” said Dan Woodfin, senior director of system operations at ERCOT.</p><p></p><p>Wind turbines, which provide a much smaller source of energy for the state’s power grid, were iced over and also out of commission."</p><p></p><p>Texas Tribune</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fishtm2001, post: 4777341, member: 54375"] "The electricity grid was designed to be in high demand during the summer, when Texans crank their air conditioning at home. But some of the energy sources that power the grid during the summer are offline during the winter. So when Texans stayed home during the storm on Sunday and demanded record amounts of electricity, the state’s energy system could not keep up. Some of the energy sources powering the grid were knocked out by the inclement weather, most of which were facilities run by gas, coal or nuclear energy. “Most of the plants that went offline during evening and morning today were fueled by one of those sources,” said Dan Woodfin, senior director of system operations at ERCOT. Wind turbines, which provide a much smaller source of energy for the state’s power grid, were iced over and also out of commission." Texas Tribune [/QUOTE]
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