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Can you provide a source for that?
by reportingsjr 6y ago
Can you provide a source for that?
- txlpo78 6y agohttp://www.ercot.com/news/releases/show/225369 http://www.ercot.com/news/releases/show/225369 > the Midwest went into a power emergency of their own, and ERCOT was no longer able to import approximately 600 MW.
- slenk 6y agoIt feels like people are blaming other networks for needing their planned-for emergency capacity and not dropping everything for TX
- snowwindwaves 6y agoPeople are attacking texas' less interconnected system for being "independent" and others are pointing out more interconnections from places with no power to spare would not have helped.
- hayst4ck 6y agoAssuming there is a planned extra capacity/planned expected failure rate/additional set of regulations and guidelines, its not mainly the literal "connectedness" of the grids, but the "independence" part that is being attacked, specifically being independent from federal oversight.
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- gwoplock 6y agoIf I'm reading http://www.ercot.com/content/cdr/html/real_time_system_conditions.html http://www.ercot.com/content/cdr/html/real_time_system_condi... right there is no power across the DC_L (Laredo VFT), DC_R (Railroad) and DC_S (Eagle Pass) HVDC ties. for posterity: DC Tie Flows DC_E (East) -595 DC_L (Laredo VFT) 0 DC_N (North) -218 DC_R (Railroad) 0 DC_S (Eagle Pass) 0
- txlpo78 6y agoFor reference, the Laredo, Railroad, and Eagle Pass ties are all connections to Mexico’s power grid. They’ve been at zero most of this week because Mexico is also dealing with major power outages along the border, and so they don’t have any electricity to share. The North tie connects to the Western US grid in Oklahoma, while the East tie connects to the Eastern US grid near the border with Arkansas/Louisiana. They’ve been fluctuating between 0-600 this week depending on how much power has been available on those grids.