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See the last few winters down here in Texas for examples. Electrical failures aren't unlikely Cold/freezing means heavier lines that may fall and so on
by bravetraveler 3y ago
See the last few winters down here in Texas for examples. Electrical failures aren't unlikely
Cold/freezing means heavier lines that may fall and so on
- toomuchtodo 3y agoGas compressors also failed because ERCOT and local utilities were blind with regards to load shedding and critical loads. You must build for total system resilience, and not assume your continuity plans will be robust because of disparate energy sources. Clearly you can’t assume the competence of some system operators. https://www.masterresource.org/texas-blackout-2021/electrified-natural-gas-pipeline-compressors-texas/ https://www.masterresource.org/texas-blackout-2021/electrifi... https://techxplore.com/news/2023-04-natural-gas-pipelines-vulnerable-electric.html https://techxplore.com/news/2023-04-natural-gas-pipelines-vu...