Twisting in the wind: Texas faces blackouts
as heat wave strains windmill-reliant
power grid
Posted By: Ribicon, 7/16/2022 2:54:58 PM
Clean energy proponents are touting the use of solar and wind power in oil-rich Texas, but a summer heat wave is showing the limits of renewables in sustaining a major power grid. Temperatures have climbed into the 100’s this month and Texas energy companies are sending urgent messages to customers to warn of rolling blackouts. They also are asking customers to conserve by raising thermostats, cutting back on using dishwashers and washing machines and limiting electric vehicle charging. Energy Texas, one of 150 retail electricity providers in the state, blamed the looming threat of power outages on “triple-digit temperatures and low wind generation.” Despite producing more oil
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Twisting in the wind: Texas faces blackouts
as heat wave strains windmill-reliant
power grid 24 replies
as heat wave strains windmill-reliant
power grid 24 replies
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Don't mess with Texas! Unless you can bribe or con our leaders into going Green, despite swimming in bountiful and reliable energy sources. Then you'll stop driving the electric car we tricked you into buying and you'll swelter in the dark because it's summertime and the wind does not always blow hard enough to spin our gigantic pinwheels.