Snow-pocalypse 2021: rolling blackouts are possible

[Winehole23]

“We are experiencing record-breaking electric demand due to the extreme cold temperatures that have gripped Texas,” ERCOT president and CEO Bill Magness said in a written statement. “At the same time, we are dealing with higher-than-normal generation outages due to frozen wind turbines and limited natural-gas supplies available to generating units. We are asking Texans to take some simple, safe steps to lower their energy use during this time.”




If power reserves fell too much, an energy emergency alert might be necessary, allowing ERCOT to implement rotating power outages to save energy.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/weat...whelms-supply/

[Winehole23]

The Public Utility Commission of Texas urged Texans turn their thermostats down to 68 degrees or lower, close shades and blinds to cut down on the amount of heat loss through windows, turn off and unplug non-essentials appliances and lighting, and avoid using large appliances such as washers and dryers.


“The lowest temperatures Texas has seen in decades necessitate a shared response across the state, from households to factories,” PUC chair DeAnn Walker said in a written statement. “Along with the tools ERCOT uses to maintain the reliability of the grid, common-sense conservation also plays a critical role in our state’s endurance of this challenge.”


The water heater temperature should also be lowered, Atmos Energy reminded folks in a tip-sheet published Saturday. Up to 25 percent of energy consumed in the home can come from the water heater, according to the Dallas-based utility company. The maximum temperature should be at 120 degrees, it said.

[Winehole23]

spot prices for natural gas soar

https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/m...ightens-supply
https://www.naturalgasintel.com/natu...price-records/

[Winehole23]

the spread between energy prices for the utilities and fixed rate customers during the cold snap will put a hurting on the providers

[TimDunkem]

This great state can't handle a little cold weather? Sad!

[Will Hunting]

Governor Hotwheels asks Biden to declare a state of emergency. I guess talks of secession ended pretty quickly

[RD2191]

Governor Hotwheels asks Biden to declare a state of emergency. I guess talks of secession ended pretty quickly

[ducks]

Drill baby drill
More electric plants needed
Do it
Drill baby drill

[Reck]

This great state can't handle a little cold weather? Sad!

Call Karrin. He'll hook you up with some hot liquor.

[ducks]

Governor Hotwheels asks Biden to declare a state of emergency. I guess talks of secession ended pretty quickly

Why not get the extra money first

[GAustex]

All the homeless campers got it rough
Yesterday the were still hunkered down in their tents

[Bogie]

Drill baby drill
More electric plants needed
Do it
Drill baby drill

why would they drill for electric?

[Will Hunting]

Why not get the extra money first

Texas shouldn’t suckle at the government teet. Time for it to bootstrap itself through the storm and stop welfare culture of dependency!

[Blake]

This great state can't handle a little cold weather? Sad!

SECEDE!

[Blake]

Why not get the extra money first

Look at ducks pushing for socialism

[TimDunkem]

It's like Siberia in south Texas right now. Its glorious.

[DMC]

Oh god and baby Jesus..and post adolescent Jesus... we put our lives in your loving hands.

[DMC]

Texas shouldn’t suckle at the government teet. Time for it to bootstrap itself through the storm and stop welfare culture of dependency!

Just the lights from the Tesla plant should warm Austin.

[DMC]

why would they drill for electric?

Yeah why not just order natural gas like everyone else?

[Winehole23]

ercot level 3 emergency announced.

there will be rolling blackouts

[Winehole23]

[spurraider21]

we've had a pleasant amount of snow in charlottesville this year. last year we had one good snow day of 3-5 inches or so, and that was it for the season.

obviously, what i consider pleasant could be a nuisance to others, but given that i dont commute and we havent had power outages, its been nice

[Mark Celibate]

I live across the street from a private airport where a bunch of rich Le Merchants fly their private jets. My power ain't going off anytime soon mah nigg@s

[ElNono]

thought rolling blackouts only happened in Calolfornia...

[Will Hunting]

Does Texas still dump sand on the road? When I lived in DFW, the few times we had snow all they did to de-ice was dump sand on the road which did all. It baffled me that they didn’t use rock salt.