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I think the wind turbines froze up: https://www.newsweek.com/texas-wind-turbines-frozen-power-why-arctic-1570173 https://www.newsweek.com/texas-wind-turbines-fr

• zardo 4y ago
  And it comes down to, utilities didn't spring for the cold weather package on their turbines. Effectively deciding that during extreme cold snaps they would rely on natural gas power plants. Which were also brought down by the cold snap.
  • lazide 4y ago
    Interestingly, because they didn't spring for the cold weather package for the natural gas stuff either. Natural gas can have moisture in it, and that can cause valves and regulators to freeze, hydrate slush or ice to form in pipelines, etc. [https://asgmt.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf-docs/2011/1/T06.pdf https://asgmt.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf-docs/2011/1/T06.pdf] They just flat out were unprepared.