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we haven’t even hit our hottest month and yet and this week alone the grid hit an effective 100% utilization rate and was only saved by asking manufacturers and

we haven’t even hit our hottest month and yet and this week alone the grid hit an effective 100% utilization rate and was only saved by asking manufacturers and crypto miners to shutdown. Toyota has to close their plants by 2pm. That’s pretty messed up

chrisco255 4y ago
I don't know why Toyota is singled out unless the power supply in their particular region of Texas is particularly strained. They can't be that significant of a percentage of Texas power demand. Reading this article, it doesn't seem clear that the heat wave was at fault: "The plant had scheduled five days of summer shutdown next week, and added two additional days due to a global semiconductor shortage, Toyota said. The seven days of closures are unrelated to the heat wave, the spokesperson added." "General Motors Co has avoided production cuts at its Arlington, Texas, assembly plant, but has scaled back on air conditioning, the company said on Thursday." "Sources familiar with LyondellBasell plant operations said early Thursday the petrochemical firm reduced power usage at its Houston refinery by switching from electric pumps to steam turbines where possible." https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/toyota-scales-back-texas-plant-output-heatwave-2810596 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/toyota-scales-back-... Also, July is the hottest month: https://www.rssweather.com/climate/Texas/Dallas-Fort%20Worth/ https://www.rssweather.com/climate/Texas/Dallas-Fort%20Worth... and days have been getting shorter since the solstice. We'll see slightly reduced energy demand in August and more so if we get more rain (we've had very little this summer so far, so any change in rain patterns will lower temps).
- supernovae 4y ago
  august is by far the hottest month in texas. and yes, i just chose Toyota because it was easy to identify them since they are huge. you should go by their factory sometime. you can get a tour, it’s pretty awesome.

chrisco255 4y ago

I don't know why Toyota is singled out unless the power supply in their particular region of Texas is particularly strained. They can't be that significant of a percentage of Texas power demand. Reading this article, it doesn't seem clear that the heat wave was at fault: "The plant had scheduled five days of summer shutdown next week, and added two additional days due to a global semiconductor shortage, Toyota said. The seven days of closures are unrelated to the heat wave, the spokesperson added." "General Motors Co has avoided production cuts at its Arlington, Texas, assembly plant, but has scaled back on air conditioning, the company said on Thursday." "Sources familiar with LyondellBasell plant operations said early Thursday the petrochemical firm reduced power usage at its Houston refinery by switching from electric pumps to steam turbines where possible." https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/toyota-scales-back-texas-plant-output-heatwave-2810596 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/toyota-scales-back-... Also, July is the hottest month: https://www.rssweather.com/climate/Texas/Dallas-Fort%20Worth/ https://www.rssweather.com/climate/Texas/Dallas-Fort%20Worth... and days have been getting shorter since the solstice. We'll see slightly reduced energy demand in August and more so if we get more rain (we've had very little this summer so far, so any change in rain patterns will lower temps).

supernovae 4y ago
august is by far the hottest month in texas. and yes, i just chose Toyota because it was easy to identify them since they are huge. you should go by their factory sometime. you can get a tour, it’s pretty awesome.