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TFA says it’s grid is mostly natural gas and wind. There seems to be lots of misconceptions in this thread and not a lot of information. Nuclear would have bee
by ianai 6y ago
TFA says it’s grid is mostly natural gas and wind. There seems to be lots of misconceptions in this thread and not a lot of information.
Nuclear would have been fine throughout this.
- ashtonkem 6y agoApparently one of the nuclear turbines went offline because the turbine was exposed to the open air (for cooling during the summer) and some of the sensors triggered a shutoff of the turbine when they detected unexpected temperatures. Another case where systems misbehave when they’re exposed to circumstances outside the expected range.
- stonlyb 6y agoNuclear relies on water for cooling, which froze in at least one plant.
- jeffbee 6y agoI think it's fair to say that their top two energy sources are natural gas and coal, although "mostly natural gas and nuclear" would also be fair, in its own way. https://www.utilitydive.com/user_media/diveimage/ercotmix.png https://www.utilitydive.com/user_media/diveimage/ercotmix.pn...