I've heard of this, this is the first news bit I've seen.
https://interestingengineering.com/a...solar-eruptionUnlike solar flares that can cause short-duration radio blackouts, CMEs can cause massive outages since the magnetic forces in the eruption interact with the Earth's own magnetic field.
A geomagnetic storm caused by a CME can cause entire electrical grids to collapse and interfere with radio communication for days. Even navigational systems can be majorly affected after high-energy CMEs. Fortunately, these storms occur rarely.
Solar flares travel rapidly and if directed towards the Earth, within minutes. A CME, though can take days before it hits the Earth. So, the eruption noticed on the solar surface on Sunday could reach Earth by June 28th or June 29th, astronomers told Newsweek.
With the SDO offline, astronomers now need to look at other coronograph-capable instruments to determine with the eruption is headed towards the Earth or not. Factors such as the positioning of these instruments could significantly impact the calculations done with these instruments.
The only solace that astronomers now have is that even if the CME was directed toward Earth, it might not be powerful enough to cause widespread outrages.
Looks like we broke another record today. ERCOT's website saying 77,721MW of power consumption at 4:55PM CST, beating our old record of 76,592MW way back on June 23rd. And it's not even that hot today, only 100. When that new heat dome really starts forming this weekend is when it's going to be ish.
Did we survive?
For now, but right around the corner there's a flesh eating bacteria found in the Suez canal, it's likely the end of life as we know it.
Ugh looks like it's going to be sketchy whether ERCOT will meet demand today
https://www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboards
say aren't you the guy who recently said Joe Biden wrecked the country?
Nobody catastrophizes around here like the right, tbh.
The right to eat a steak in peace after stripping the people of rights is under threat!
high temperature, low wind outputUgh looks like it's going to be sketchy whether ERCOT will meet demand today
https://www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboards
imported grid power to the rescue
Texans getting soaked by the energy only market, by design. Texas doesn't pay providers for capacity.
Correction: didn't pay for spare capacity until a few months ago, at a cost to ratepayers of up to $1.4B a year, with this result yesterday:
Are you feeling the reliability yet?
naw, just Texas pols coddling greedy energy producers. the rest of the US grid provides capacity without bending ratepayers over, because they prioritize public reliability over corporate profits.Putin?
I’m surprised you aren’t blaming college students.Putin?
LOL Abbott is going to get people killed, funnyPutin?
ERCOT is in the phase of just now discovering its reliability mission and passing the costs along to the public.
(of importing electric power from Louisiana, for example.)
This is basic, nuts and bolts government that the Texas GOP has been asleep at the wheel on for 25 years.
Keeping the lights on and the water running.
If some of y'all think it isn't, now would be a good time to say you think the government should have nothing to do with providing reliable electricity and water.
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