Massive Texas Blackouts, State of Emergency Triggered By Failed Green Energy Wind Turbines...Can't Handle Winter Weather

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[–]FediNetizen 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

First off, the power outages were primarily because of natural gas plants that were forced to shut down. The state doesn't have a lot of storage at their plants, or infrastructure designed to handle weather this cold. If you want a real article on the power situation instead of more of the right-wing crap that dominates this site, I recommend this one.

With regards to wind, it is true that some wind turbines did shut down because of the cold as well, but wind power makes up 7% of Texas' energy grid. Natural Gas makes up 40%. Also, the turbines on the coast that weren't shut down due to temps were actually putting out more power than is typical for this time of year because of the winds from the storm.

[–]Bigs 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I heard solar and wind were 40%? And solar and wind are absolutely shit when it snows...

[–]bjam27 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Closer to 90% of you look at the energy mix.

Nat Gas as a percent of energy mix tripled while renewables dropped off a cliff.

But politicians will still force and subsidize unreliable renewals and restrict gas. Thousands would be dead without gas.