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Nothing to do with the upcoming frequent blackouts that are widely predicted (and the gaps in power that are becoming more common and were unheard-of 20 years a
by geye1234 3y ago
Nothing to do with the upcoming frequent blackouts that are widely predicted (and the gaps in power that are becoming more common and were unheard-of 20 years ago).
- gwbas1c 3y agoIn the US, the "the gaps in power" have very little to do with renewables. They have to do with deferred maintenance and an unwillingness to maintain existing infrastructure. Remember, the massive blackout in Texas in 2021 happened because most Texan powerplants weren't winterized. (Natural gas couldn't get to the power plants because it contains moisture that condensed and froze.)
- hinkley 3y agoAnd then there was Enron that was causing the rolling blackouts in California on purpose. Some of those people went to jail for other reasons. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/enron-caused-california-blackouts-traders-say https://www.marketwatch.com/story/enron-caused-california-bl...
- MichaelNolan 3y agoJust a minor correction, the massive black out was in 2021, not in 2023. https://www.ferc.gov/media/february-2021-cold-weather-outages-texas-and-south-central-united-states-ferc-nerc-and https://www.ferc.gov/media/february-2021-cold-weather-outage...
- gwbas1c 3y agoUpdated
- cpach 3y agoPerhaps we could mitigate such risk with batteries? AFAIK they have decreased a lot in price.
- NikkiA 3y agoThis created a mental image of 'Hey, Frank, pop down t' tesco and get us some AAs, here's a tenner' from someone at the national grid :D