Assessing failures in Texas for the cold snap

[toobfreak]

Newsom's strategy is by not building homes, homes won't burn.

I bet it would be getting rebuilt fast if the governor's mansion were included among the many homes in Palisades.

Now Trump is trying to circumvent the bottleneck, not sure how that'll work.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Looks to me like you agree she's correct since you moved the goal post to a completely different incident once you were proven wrong.

You probably should stop talking.

OKTexas is lucky I even responded to her in the first place. The only reason she's not on my ignore list is because she's a mod.

 

[JWBooth]

It seems that Texas did not learn the lessons it needed to from 2021. It's natural gas system is still vulnerable to freezing temperatures. And it has not invested enough into new generation. One thing to note here is that there are now batteries that will last the night.

Maine is home to several major battery storage projects, including the largest multi-day energy storage system in the world, set to be built in Lincoln, and a significant battery project in Gorham.

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• Project Overview: A nearly $150 million federal grant has been awarded to develop the world's largest multi-day energy storage system at the site of the former Lincoln Pulp and Paper Mill. This facility will utilize iron-air battery technology and is designed to discharge energy for up to 100 hours.
  
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• Capacity: The system will have an 85-megawatt capacity and is part of a broader initiative to enhance grid resilience and optimize renewable energy delivery in New England.
  
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• Significance: This project is crucial for improving energy reliability, especially during extreme weather events, and aims to help Maine achieve its goal of 400 megawatts of energy storage by 2030.
  
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• Project Overview: Plus Power is set to begin construction on a 175-megawatt battery storage project in Gorham, which will provide instant power to the grid when needed. This project is part of a larger trend to integrate renewable energy sources like solar and wind into the grid.
  
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• Capacity and Technology: The facility will consist of 156 containers filled with lithium iron phosphate batteries, designed to support the region's growing renewable energy infrastructure.
  
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• Impact: This project is seen as essential for balancing supply and demand in a grid increasingly reliant on intermittent renewable energy sources.
  
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Denny dumfuck and another of his fantasy threads. The power generation side of the grid held up fine. Tree damaged power lines are being repaired at a great rate.

 

[toobfreak]

Denny dumfuck and another of his fantasy threads. The power generation side of the grid held up fine. Tree damaged power lines are being repaired at a great rate.

Point well taken. In an area like Texas where freezing temps, ice and all are seldom seen, when that unusual cold snap does happen down there, it means you will get an accumulation of accelerated tree limbs and stuff down and all kinds of other problems all occurring at once compared to a location that sees bad weather regularly, so such an accumulation of weather-related damage never has any chance to pile up.

 

[Harry Dresden]

OKTexas is lucky I even responded to her in the first place. The only reason she's not on my ignore list is because she's a mod.

you are like im2...if someone disagrees with you,they go on your ignore list....

 

[kyzr]

It seems that Texas did not learn the lessons it needed to from 2021. It's natural gas system is still vulnerable to freezing temperatures. And it has not invested enough into new generation. One thing to note here is that there are now batteries that will last the night.
Maine is home to several major battery storage projects, including the largest multi-day energy storage system in the world, set to be built in Lincoln, and a significant battery project in Gorham.

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• Project Overview: A nearly $150 million federal grant has been awarded to develop the world's largest multi-day energy storage system at the site of the former Lincoln Pulp and Paper Mill. This facility will utilize iron-air battery technology and is designed to discharge energy for up to 100 hours. https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=0445...pLWRheS1lbmVyZ3ktc3RvcmFnZS1wcm9qZWN0Lw&ntb=1
• Capacity: The system will have an 85-megawatt capacity and is part of a broader initiative to enhance grid resilience and optimize renewable energy delivery in New England. https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=bbbd...taXJvbi1haXItYmF0dGVyeS1pbi1saW5jb2xuLw&ntb=1
• Significance: This project is crucial for improving energy reliability, especially during extreme weather events, and aims to help Maine achieve its goal of 400 megawatts of energy storage by 2030. https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=0445...pLWRheS1lbmVyZ3ktc3RvcmFnZS1wcm9qZWN0Lw&ntb=1

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• Project Overview: Plus Power is set to begin construction on a 175-megawatt battery storage project in Gorham, which will provide instant power to the grid when needed. This project is part of a larger trend to integrate renewable energy sources like solar and wind into the grid. https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=5e27...2dpYW50LWJhdHRlcnktcHJvamVjdC1nb3JoYW0v&ntb=1
• Capacity and Technology: The facility will consist of 156 containers filled with lithium iron phosphate batteries, designed to support the region's growing renewable energy infrastructure. https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=5e27...2dpYW50LWJhdHRlcnktcHJvamVjdC1nb3JoYW0v&ntb=1
• Impact: This project is seen as essential for balancing supply and demand in a grid increasingly reliant on intermittent renewable energy sources. https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=5e27...2dpYW50LWJhdHRlcnktcHJvamVjdC1nb3JoYW0v&ntb=1

In 2021 4,600,000 TX homes lost power

In 2026 46,000 TX homes lost power, a significant improvement

It seems that TX opted for quicker upgrades to the power system such as adding solar and battery power systems along with "winterizing" existing power generation systems. The problem is that during deep freezing storms, solar is not available at night, and batteries wear out. New large powerplants are needed, but they take years to build and bring online. The good news is that there are 130 new powerplants and 58 Gw of new baseline power coming online for data centers. In a weather emergency power can be diverted from data centers to the grid as needed. TX improved from 2021 to 2026. TX should be fine as more powerplants come online.

Note: Even if adequate power generation is available, there is no way to prevent major power outages from major ice storms that bring power lines down. There are no perfect power systems.