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> The dependence on wind turned out to be a vulnerability with ice (something I didn't know until recently) Texas wind is actually generating near it's predict
by danans 6y ago
> The dependence on wind turned out to be a vulnerability with ice (something I didn't know until recently)
Texas wind is actually generating near it's predicted output during this event:
http://www.ercot.com/content/cdr/html/CURRENT_DAYCOP_HSL.html http://www.ercot.com/content/cdr/html/CURRENT_DAYCOP_HSL.htm...
The fault seems to lie with the spike in natural gas demand for heating competing with the demand for natural gas based electricity.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/02/texas-power-grid-crumples-under-the-cold/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/02/texas-power-grid-cru...