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But the lines have a fixed capacity, and only Texas is having California-style rolling blackouts.
by worker767424 6y ago
But the lines have a fixed capacity, and only Texas is having California-style rolling blackouts.
- 7thaccount 6y agoThe West is having crazy snow too, so I assume it is just as bad. Just east of ERCOT is SPP which was also in an EEA3 and very low on capacity. Northeast of them is MISO which is also in an EEA3 event (ready to curtail load) and very low on capacity. So even if they weren't as islanded, they'd still be in a lot of trouble. Both SPP & MISO have also curtailed load which is always the last resort. This thread is focused on the Texas grid being isolated as a primary cause, when natural gas supply and low wind are much bigger problems to me.