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I know that wind turbines tend to shut down to protect themselves, so probably not great. Out of curiosity, I asked ChatGPT, and interestingly it added the fol

I know that wind turbines tend to shut down to protect themselves, so probably not great. Out of curiosity, I asked ChatGPT, and interestingly it added the following: "Fossil fuel-based power plants, such as coal and natural gas, can also experience disruptions due to extreme weather." Now I wonder if this is true. Some web research brought up turbine failures at low temperatures. I'm sure that happens, but anyone knows if this is bad enough to be a relevant problem?

toomuchtodo 4y ago
https://mashable.com/article/wind-turbines-texas https://mashable.com/article/wind-turbines-texas > The reality about wind turbines, however, is they regularly operate in frigid conditions and can be weatherized to perform in wintry extremes. That's why they work in places like Sweden, Antarctica, and Iowa (over 40 percent of Iowa's electricity comes from wind). At times, some turbines (particularly those that aren't weatherized like many in Texas) are temporarily shut down during excessively icy conditions, wherein other energy sources, be it nuclear, solar, gas, or hydropower, are meant to pick up the slack. This piece is slightly out of date now, 58% of Iowa’s power in 2021 came from wind per recent EIA data. https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=IA# https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=IA# With regards to your fossil generator question, Texas experienced a loss of natural gas and nuclear generators during their 2021 February freeze due to a lack of winterization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis