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ERCOT forecast demand again above capacity, starting at 7:55
The march to 70 continues
1. 63 days and counting in 2023 as of August 30th
2. 59 days in 2009
3. 58 days in 2022
4. 57 days in 2011
5. 41 days in 2013
6. 36 days in 2020
6. 36 days in 1998
8. 33 days in 1948
ERCOT forecast demand again above capacity, starting at 7:55
The generation companies have figured out the arbitrage game with power supply. Have “outages,” let supply get tight, watch the spot price shoot up to $6000/MWh, and make a killing from peaking plants and batteries.
Got almost an hour and a half around $5000 per MWhr today
Also if we get a high of 62 or higher tomorrow August 2023 breaks the record for highest average temperature for a month ever recorded in San Antonio.
Another mild one here. Seasons still change
Not holding my breath, but still curious. Continued silence would be fairly damning.
https://www.austinchronicle.com/dail...-conservation/On Aug. 29, thermal outages were beyond what ERCOT defines as “extreme,” at 4+ GW above the 30-day average, energy researchers pointed out – about 120% more generation offline than ERCOT defines as typical. So far, ERCOT has not explained why thermal generation dropped so significantly on Tuesday.
I'm usre they will try ore spin. They have no way of knowing because they do not track the data comprehensively. The various plants have been fighting oversight and our leaders are bought.
1. 64 days and counting in 2023 as of August 31st
2. 59 days in 2009
3. 58 days in 2022
4. 57 days in 2011
5. 41 days in 2013
6. 36 days in 2020
6. 36 days in 1998
8. 33 days in 1948
Last edited by baseline bum; 09-01-2023 at 05:00 PM.
Another mild what? 99 degrees?
Same , different day. 70 days of 100+ looks like a stone cold lock.
1. 65 days and counting in 2023 as of September 1st
2. 59 days in 2009
3. 58 days in 2022
4. 57 days in 2011
5. 41 days in 2013
6. 36 days in 2020
6. 36 days in 1998
8. 33 days in 1948
We broke it again last night with a severe thunderstorm and Santa Anna winds that were incredible. It's been raining lightly ever since and will go thru tomorrow raining as well...The local weatherman:::"Yes, we needed this rain, but it's too late. This is almost bad now instead of good. Now a word from..."
Also, reportedly the driest summer in 115 years.
I thought your ass was in Phoenix.
It is. We had a terrific storm here Thursday night
Santa Ana winds in Phoenix? I only ever heard of that in Cali.
No, they come in down here as well.
more real world impact of climate change
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/coral-reef
90-95% of corals will die over the next 30 years. This will reduce fish populations by about a third.
Coral in the long term (centuries to millenia) will survive and recover. New populations are already appearing off the coast of Japan, for example. I wonder if the same thing will happen off the coast of the Carolinas?
Topped 100 again today in this never-ending summer
1. 66 days and counting in 2023 as of September 2nd
2. 59 days in 2009
3. 58 days in 2022
4. 57 days in 2011
5. 41 days in 2013
6. 36 days in 2020
6. 36 days in 1998
8. 33 days in 1948
This thread is like watching juiced up Bonds shatter the home run recordTopped 100 again today in this never-ending summer
1. 66 days and counting in 2023 as of September 2nd
2. 59 days in 2009
3. 58 days in 2022
4. 57 days in 2011
5. 41 days in 2013
6. 36 days in 2020
6. 36 days in 1998
8. 33 days in 1948
On the plus side, your tan will look great going into the fall.Topped 100 again today in this never-ending summer
1. 66 days and counting in 2023 as of September 2nd
2. 59 days in 2009
3. 58 days in 2022
4. 57 days in 2011
5. 41 days in 2013
6. 36 days in 2020
6. 36 days in 1998
8. 33 days in 1948
But if there was a more juiced up Pujols and a more juiced up ARod waiting in the wings to shatter it again next season or a couple of years from now.
Another mid-90s day here. Still a mystery why the airport is consistently hotter.
Airport is one of the cooler places in the city
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