Classic MSM bias... why most Americans getting their information from the BIASED MSM are LIED to!

[Lakhota]

Texas is a complete clusterfuck.

 

[healthmyths]

Now this is what the biased MSM said about Texas blackout.

"But wind energy and other renewable sources make up only a fraction of the power generation in Texas,
which relies mostly on thermal energy, such as oil and natural gas, to power the state."

Fact check: Frozen wind turbines don't deserve all the blame for Texas blackouts

Wind turbines produce a fraction of Texas' power and aren't winterized. Accusations that frozen windmills are to blame for blackouts lack context.

www.usatoday.com

So what is a "fraction" from wind turbines?

Woodfin said wind shutdowns accounted for less than 13% of the outages.

What percentage of Texas energy is renewable? Breaking down the state's power sources from gas to wind.

Millions of Texans are experiencing a power outage. What energy sources contribute to the state's power grid?

www.usatoday.com

13% is only a fraction for sure but is more than 10%
Coupled with then the increased demand on the other 87% electricity generation plants that was the cause.
We'll read more about the dependency on renewables causing shortages in the future.

Except that the failure of the wind turbines in Texas isn't because wind turbines freeze in the cold weather, it's because power companies in Texas didn't buy the four season wind turbines. I walked up the street to check out the turbines on the Lake Eries shoreline here and everywhere I looked, to the east and to the west, all of the wind turbines were fully functioning, all of our gas lines are working, and all the water is flowing freely through our pipes.

I can see at least wind 50 turbines on the shores of Lake Erie from the park at the end of my street, and they're all working perfectly. Temperature yesterday was 16 F, with a wind child factor making it feel like 0 F. We've had no power outages whatsoever. We had a blizzard here on Tuesday and there are no major power outages whatsoever throughout the entire province of Ontario, through the coldest week of the year, and a major snow storm.

And I don't disagree with you! But to depend on 13% of your power from a sporadic source like the wind seems
inappropriate and it was done to satisfy the uninformed climate change crowd.
It is a rare event for temperatures to be where they are here in Texas for the period of time.
And I'm sure the turbines will be better equipped in the future.
But to blame fossil fuel which the climate change crowd is doing is ill-informed.

The wind is not a "sporadic source". There are prevailing winds all around the planet. The ones that move the clouds and the weather from west to east every single day. If I want to know what the weather will be in two days, I look at the weather in the midwest today.

That argument is even weaker than "Turbines won't work in the cold".

The climate change crowd is blaming the lack of regulation of the Texas power grid, to ensure the system was built to work in cold weather, would function in all weather.

I meant sporadic in that the wind turbine doesn't generate electricity because of:
1) freezing in areas like Texas that haven't had this kind of cold in 32 years hence 32 years ago there was no such
thing as wind turbines contributing 13% of power in Texas.
2) Sporadic winds do occur. Yes not frequently but NO utility in the world responsible for total electricity generation
depends solely on the wind. They all have backup fossil fuel/nuclear systems if they do.
And I agree re climate change crowd wanting more regulations. I'm going to give an example that at first may sound
totally incongruous but be patient.
Obamacare required any small business with more than 50 employees to carry health insurance.
So a small business that needed say the 50th employee had to then to hire that 50th employee buy $15,000/mo
in health insurance for all 50 employees. The small business solution: hire 2 part-time workers.
Consequently 95% of people hired during Obama were part-time.

Nearly 95% of all new jobs during Obama era were part-time, or contract By Investing.com

Nearly 95% of all new jobs during Obama era were part-time, or contract

www.investing.com

I'm not making that up.
So to with the wind turbine that REQUIRED subsidies in the first place. Now the unusually cold weather in Texas with this ONE rare and infrequent appearance will cost utilities with wind turbines more to operate to meet freezing requirements.
So what will happen? Utilities will reduce use of turbines, depend on nuclear.
FACTS.

Did you see the constant parade of stories of wind turbines freezing up and malfunctioning in the midwest and upper Great Lakes every year?
Yeah, me neither. Because they are built to withstand the weather. The companies that operate them put a lot of money into their infrastructure.
Texas biggest problem is and always has been its Republican leaning politicians. You want to know why the state is essentially Puerto Rico this week?
Look no further than the Texas Republican party. There's a price to be paid for not investing in your power infrastructure.

No, wind and solar power are not the main causes of Texas' power outages despite Gov. Abbott's claim on Fox News | VERIFY

Prior to his interview with conservative talk show host Sean Hannity, Gov. Abbott told WFAA that the main problem was natural gas being frozen in the lines.

www.wfaa.com

And I'm sorry, what does the ACA and the individual mandate have to do with power outages in Texas?

I guess you missed the point. You and you regulations-lover don't understand the issue of government interference via heavy and heavier rules and regulations.
Obamacare is full of rules and regulations and the example was hiring the 50th employee costs the employer $15,000 a month...solution hire 2 part-time...hence Obama jobs were part-time. How stupid. So if you don't see the connection...
Govt. subsidies require rules and regulations. Wind turbines in Texas didn't require winterization because hmm Texas is not a northern state if you can comprehend that. So we here in Texas are stumbling through the worst cold weather BEFORE wind turbines i.e. 1989! None of you idiots foresaw the combination of snow/sleet/below zero temperatures and listening to you dumb ass climate change idiots converted what should have been fossil fuel generators to 13% turbines dumb!

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Now this is what the biased MSM said about Texas blackout.

"But wind energy and other renewable sources make up only a fraction of the power generation in Texas,
which relies mostly on thermal energy, such as oil and natural gas, to power the state."

Fact check: Frozen wind turbines don't deserve all the blame for Texas blackouts

Wind turbines produce a fraction of Texas' power and aren't winterized. Accusations that frozen windmills are to blame for blackouts lack context.

www.usatoday.com

So what is a "fraction" from wind turbines?

Woodfin said wind shutdowns accounted for less than 13% of the outages.

What percentage of Texas energy is renewable? Breaking down the state's power sources from gas to wind.

Millions of Texans are experiencing a power outage. What energy sources contribute to the state's power grid?

www.usatoday.com

13% is only a fraction for sure but is more than 10%
Coupled with then the increased demand on the other 87% electricity generation plants that was the cause.
We'll read more about the dependency on renewables causing shortages in the future.

Except that the failure of the wind turbines in Texas isn't because wind turbines freeze in the cold weather, it's because power companies in Texas didn't buy the four season wind turbines. I walked up the street to check out the turbines on the Lake Eries shoreline here and everywhere I looked, to the east and to the west, all of the wind turbines were fully functioning, all of our gas lines are working, and all the water is flowing freely through our pipes.

I can see at least wind 50 turbines on the shores of Lake Erie from the park at the end of my street, and they're all working perfectly. Temperature yesterday was 16 F, with a wind child factor making it feel like 0 F. We've had no power outages whatsoever. We had a blizzard here on Tuesday and there are no major power outages whatsoever throughout the entire province of Ontario, through the coldest week of the year, and a major snow storm.

And I don't disagree with you! But to depend on 13% of your power from a sporadic source like the wind seems
inappropriate and it was done to satisfy the uninformed climate change crowd.
It is a rare event for temperatures to be where they are here in Texas for the period of time.
And I'm sure the turbines will be better equipped in the future.
But to blame fossil fuel which the climate change crowd is doing is ill-informed.

The wind is not a "sporadic source". There are prevailing winds all around the planet. The ones that move the clouds and the weather from west to east every single day. If I want to know what the weather will be in two days, I look at the weather in the midwest today.

That argument is even weaker than "Turbines won't work in the cold".

The climate change crowd is blaming the lack of regulation of the Texas power grid, to ensure the system was built to work in cold weather, would function in all weather.

I meant sporadic in that the wind turbine doesn't generate electricity because of:
1) freezing in areas like Texas that haven't had this kind of cold in 32 years hence 32 years ago there was no such
thing as wind turbines contributing 13% of power in Texas.
2) Sporadic winds do occur. Yes not frequently but NO utility in the world responsible for total electricity generation
depends solely on the wind. They all have backup fossil fuel/nuclear systems if they do.
And I agree re climate change crowd wanting more regulations. I'm going to give an example that at first may sound
totally incongruous but be patient.
Obamacare required any small business with more than 50 employees to carry health insurance.
So a small business that needed say the 50th employee had to then to hire that 50th employee buy $15,000/mo
in health insurance for all 50 employees. The small business solution: hire 2 part-time workers.
Consequently 95% of people hired during Obama were part-time.

Nearly 95% of all new jobs during Obama era were part-time, or contract By Investing.com

Nearly 95% of all new jobs during Obama era were part-time, or contract

www.investing.com

I'm not making that up.
So to with the wind turbine that REQUIRED subsidies in the first place. Now the unusually cold weather in Texas with this ONE rare and infrequent appearance will cost utilities with wind turbines more to operate to meet freezing requirements.
So what will happen? Utilities will reduce use of turbines, depend on nuclear.
FACTS.

Did you see the constant parade of stories of wind turbines freezing up and malfunctioning in the midwest and upper Great Lakes every year?
Yeah, me neither. Because they are built to withstand the weather. The companies that operate them put a lot of money into their infrastructure.
Texas biggest problem is and always has been its Republican leaning politicians. You want to know why the state is essentially Puerto Rico this week?
Look no further than the Texas Republican party. There's a price to be paid for not investing in your power infrastructure.

No, wind and solar power are not the main causes of Texas' power outages despite Gov. Abbott's claim on Fox News | VERIFY

Prior to his interview with conservative talk show host Sean Hannity, Gov. Abbott told WFAA that the main problem was natural gas being frozen in the lines.

www.wfaa.com

And I'm sorry, what does the ACA and the individual mandate have to do with power outages in Texas?

I guess you missed the point. You and you regulations-lover don't understand the issue of government interference via heavy and heavier rules and regulations.
Obamacare is full of rules and regulations and the example was hiring the 50th employee costs the employer $15,000 a month...solution hire 2 part-time...hence Obama jobs were part-time. How stupid. So if you don't see the connection...
Govt. subsidies require rules and regulations. Wind turbines in Texas didn't require winterization because hmm Texas is not a northern state if you can comprehend that. So we here in Texas are stumbling through the worst cold weather BEFORE wind turbines i.e. 1989! None of you idiots foresaw the combination of snow/sleet/below zero temperatures and listening to you dumb ass climate change idiots converted what should have been fossil fuel generators to 13% turbines dumb!

LOL. Texas power grid is INDEPENDENT!! The regulations imposed on them ARE THEIR OWN!
Tell me again, who bears the brunt of the blame for this debacle that's happened for a third time now?