excalibur
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"The ability of some companies that generate the power has been frozen. This includes the natural gas & coal generators," Abbott wrote...
"The largest oil refinery in the United States, in Port Arthur, is shutting down due to the freezing weather."
thx for the assist, not that it was necessary.
An oil refinery isn't providing electric service.
Wind turbines only work very spottily, the wind needs to be within a certain MPH-range or they don't work.
Natural gas or nuclear power plants can work 24/7 for weeks and weeks on end. They can provide their nameplate capacity days on end while neither wind nor solar can except for a few hours once in a while.
This, however, is a hoot.