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Texas’ Wind Power Generation Cut In Half Due To Winter Storm


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2021 Feb 15, 2:10pm   7,005 views  98 comments

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Texas’ average power production has decreased after almost half of the state’s wind turbines were frozen over the weekend in a winter storm. Parts of Texas reportedly are experiencing temperatures of (-18C) over the weekend, causing over 2 million homes and businesses to experience power outages.

The Austin American-Statesman reported, “Wind farms across the state generate up to a combined 25,100 megawatts of energy. But unusually moist winter conditions in West Texas brought on by the weekend’s freezing rain and historically low temperatures have iced many of those wind turbines to a halt,” they added. “As of Sunday morning, those iced turbines comprise 12,000 megawatts of Texas’ installed wind generation capacity, although those West Texas turbines don’t typically spin to their full generation capacity this time of year.”

A photo began circulating on Twitter which shows a helicopter is using fossil fuel-derived chemicals to defrost a wind turbine, showing that only relying on renewable energy leads to many unforeseen complications.

“Wind power has been the fastest-growing source of energy in Texas’ power grid. In 2015 winder power generation supplied 11% of Texas’ energy grid. Last year it supplied 23% and overtook coal as the system’s second-largest source of energy after natural gas,” the Austin American-Statesman added. “The frozen turbines come as low temperatures strain the state’s power grid and force operators to call for immediate statewide conservation efforts, like unplugging non-essential appliances, turning down residential heaters and minimize use of electric lighting.”

https://thescoop.us/texas-wind-power-generation-cut-in-half-due-to-winter-storm/

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90   Ceffer   2021 Feb 26, 8:15am  

I thought the wind turbines in Texas were to suck up the cow pies and launch them at New Mexico.
91   HeadSet   2021 Feb 27, 8:16am  

Ceffer says
I thought the wind turbines in Texas were to suck up the cow pies and launch them at New Mexico.

Is that the origin of "When The Shit Hits the Fan?"
92   zzyzzx   2021 Mar 3, 11:38am  

Real Plumber Reacts to THE BIGGEST PLUMBING FREEZE BREAKS on TikTok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuL5Db-bfTs
93   SunnyvaleCA   2021 Mar 3, 11:49am  

Fortwaynemobile says
Eric Holder says
Fortwaynemobile says
Why did red Texas do this retard shit?


Their energy sector is deregulated and therefore is max efficient. Which means almost no redundancy. Which is good when everything goes right and very bad when something goes wrong.


Yeah but why they did wind shit that literally everyone knows has limitations. That is some dumb shit there.
Same answer as California's not-very-fast train to nowhere boondoggle. Politicians can't resist starting a project based on federal government money. California will probably try putting the windmills on the tops of the train cars so that the thing can run itself.
94   Eric Holder   2021 Mar 3, 12:27pm  

SunnyvaleCA says
California will probably try putting the windmills on the tops of the train cars so that the thing can run itself.


You think you're joking, but you're not: there is actually two or three diesel ferries with wind generators on top of them running around SF Bay. This is fucking nuts.

Proof:

96   HeadSet   2023 Mar 6, 5:34pm  

cisTits says

Swedes might build a wind sail cargo ship that can transport 7,000 cars across the ocean in 12 days vs 8 days a normal cargo ship would take.

I was wondering when sailing ships would be back. Those clipper ships of old were fast even by today's standards.
97   AD   2024 Jan 15, 6:36pm  

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Wind power is holding up tonight ... no brown outs so far in Texas ..
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https://www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboards

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98   Eric Holder   2024 Jan 16, 12:50pm  

HeadSet says

cisTits says


Swedes might build a wind sail cargo ship that can transport 7,000 cars across the ocean in 12 days vs 8 days a normal cargo ship would take.

I was wondering when sailing ships would be back. Those clipper ships of old were fast even by today's standards.


Fast, but EXTREMELY labor-intensive.

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