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Texas isn't the only place with cold weather right now. Even if other grids haven't collapsed, they're surely under higher strain than normal.

geerlingguy 6y ago
Ameren (electric company serving parts of MO and IL) has requested customers cut back on power consumption if at all possible. When there's a sustained negative-degree-weather event for over a week, many people start plugging in extra space heaters or run their electric central heater longer, which places a huge amount of strain on the grid. Luckily there are many in the midwest who use gas for heating, since it's way more efficient in the long winter months. There are other factors too, like some plants not being maintained to a level where they can operate at full capacity in freezing weather for weeks at a time (many can, but some are not maintained to that standard—see TX), so those plants can't just pop online like they normally would during the summer.
- hnburnsy 6y ago
  Southwest Gas asked their Arizona natural gas customers to cut back as the pipeline through Arizona feeds Texas.
  - rblatz 6y ago
    Did they? I have two properties serviced by them and didn’t get any notification.
    - hnburnsy 6y ago
      >Southwest Gas is asking customers to conserve resources as states contend with cold weather. According to the utility, shortages are not anticipated in Arizona, but conservation will help maintain the interstate pipeline system. https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/southwest-gas-asks-customers-to-conserve https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/southwest-gas-asks-cus...
Scoundreller 6y ago
Ontario Canada reporting. CAD$85/mwh (or ~US$65). We have several gw available on standby, and pretty much even on exports/imports. And we do export to USA as needed to/through Michigan/NY. Parents got ~10" of snow yesterday night. But it's just business as usual. https://www.ieso.ca/en/Power-Data https://www.ieso.ca/en/Power-Data

geerlingguy 6y ago

Ameren (electric company serving parts of MO and IL) has requested customers cut back on power consumption if at all possible. When there's a sustained negative-degree-weather event for over a week, many people start plugging in extra space heaters or run their electric central heater longer, which places a huge amount of strain on the grid. Luckily there are many in the midwest who use gas for heating, since it's way more efficient in the long winter months. There are other factors too, like some plants not being maintained to a level where they can operate at full capacity in freezing weather for weeks at a time (many can, but some are not maintained to that standard—see TX), so those plants can't just pop online like they normally would during the summer.

hnburnsy 6y ago
Southwest Gas asked their Arizona natural gas customers to cut back as the pipeline through Arizona feeds Texas.
- rblatz 6y ago
  Did they? I have two properties serviced by them and didn’t get any notification.
  - hnburnsy 6y ago
    >Southwest Gas is asking customers to conserve resources as states contend with cold weather. According to the utility, shortages are not anticipated in Arizona, but conservation will help maintain the interstate pipeline system. https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/southwest-gas-asks-customers-to-conserve https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/southwest-gas-asks-cus...

Scoundreller 6y ago

Ontario Canada reporting. CAD$85/mwh (or ~US$65). We have several gw available on standby, and pretty much even on exports/imports. And we do export to USA as needed to/through Michigan/NY. Parents got ~10" of snow yesterday night. But it's just business as usual. https://www.ieso.ca/en/Power-Data https://www.ieso.ca/en/Power-Data