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> The Electric Reliability Council of Texas activated a program that pays large industrial power users to reduce their consumption during emergencies. But the g
by alisonkisk 5y ago
> The Electric Reliability Council of Texas activated a program that pays large industrial power users to reduce their consumption during emergencies. But the grid operator, known as Ercot, didn’t know who was being paid to participate in this program and what type of facilities were getting shut off.
Gas processors' input providers were on the list.
- ResearchAtPlay 5y agoDoes the article mention what type of natural gas facilities were shut down? Large loads (compressors, pumps) usually consume a share of the gas they transport because gas is so much lower cost than electricity. I wasn't aware that any facilities have a large enough electrical load to become part of the voluntary load shedding program.
- curryst 5y agoI found this other article: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Grid-Operator-Unwittingly-Shut-Down-Natural-Gas-During-Texas-Freeze.html https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Grid-Oper... They keep referring to the list in "firms" instead of facilities or something like that. It sounds like they qualify at a corporate level instead of a firm, so if they're vertically integrated then it could impact all the facilities. The dollar amount they spent also seems high enough that it may have been more profitable to shut down than actually operate.