3 ms·
A more accurate thing to say is that turbines need to be heated in cold weather, which has an effect on their cost and operation efficiency. In places where a
by ed25519FUUU 4y ago
A more accurate thing to say is that turbines need to be heated in cold weather, which has an effect on their cost and operation efficiency.
In places where a deep freeze is unlikely it’s usually better just to shut them down in extremely cold weather.
- noneeeed 4y agoAs do natural gas and other energy systems, as demonstrated in my point that twice as much gas/coal/nuclear generation was turned off during the Texas feeeze. All generation systems need to be adapted to the weather, Texas energy producers of all kinds decided not to, the blackouts were the result.