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> The energy market is not the solution. The energy market is the problem. No, unreliable power sources such as wind, solar and gas are the problem. Except fo
by cbmuser 6y ago
> The energy market is not the solution. The energy market is the problem.
No, unreliable power sources such as wind, solar and gas are the problem.
Except for a short outage due to a sensor failure, the four nuclear reactors have been steadily supplying electricity.
The overall availability of nuclear across the United States is >90%. It’s far more reliable than any other source of electricity.
> https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/what-generation-capacity https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/what-generation-capacity
To avoid such outages in the future, Texas needs to build more nuclear reactors.
No other source of energy is weather-independent, can store fuel supplies for several years on site, is emission free and extremely high capacity factors.
- hn_throwaway_99 6y agoLots of regions with bitterly cold winters have wind, solar and gas plants that function just fine.
- j4yav 6y agoAren't all of those used quite consistently and without issue in many places much colder than Texas?
- hh3k0 6y ago> No, unreliable power sources such as wind, solar and gas are the problem. > Except for a short outage due to a sensor failure, the four nuclear reactors have been steadily supplying electricity. > […] To avoid such outages in the future, Texas needs to build more nuclear reactors. From an article I've read the other day: > “This is a perfect example of the need for reliable energy sources like natural gas & coal,” tweeted U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, on Tuesday. > In reality, failures in natural gas, coal and nuclear energy systems were responsible for nearly twice as many outages as frozen wind turbines and solar panels, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state’s power grid, said in a press conference Tuesday. "Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy": https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/texas-blackouts-fuel-false-claims-renewable-energy-75936319 https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/texas-blackouts-fuel-fal....
- KDJohnBrown 6y ago> No other source of energy is weather-independent, can store fuel supplies for several years on site, is emission free and extremely high capacity factors. No other source of energy has the potential of devastating a region’s water supply and killing thousands with cancer after one earthquake, desigj flaw or incompetent engineer having a bad day.