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Of course the ERCOT political appointees put out a release [1] blaming the wind, when the problem was the fossil fuel sources. Why there was a projected supply
by adamfeldman 3y ago
Of course the ERCOT political appointees put out a release [1] blaming the wind, when the problem was the fossil fuel sources.
Why there was a projected supply shortage:
1. Expected: low wind production (as is normal on a summer day)
2. Unexpected: "...The problem is that they only expect 4.0 GW of thermal to be offline (see Typical planned and unplanned outages, thermal). FYI, thermal includes, gas, coal, and nuclear.
According to ERCOT, 12 GW of thermal ("dispatchable") is offline today." – quote from thread: https://twitter.com/AndrewDessler/status/1546528816272654337 https://twitter.com/AndrewDessler/status/1546528816272654337
[1]: https://dentonrc.com/news/denton_municipal_electric/grid-holds-up-despite-wind-turbine-concerns-from-ercot-dme/article_1f05a35f-5ebf-5192-81ed-442e7791fc9e.html https://dentonrc.com/news/denton_municipal_electric/grid-hol... (via https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/renewable-energy-texas-grid-heat-wave https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/renewable-energy-...)