Wind And Solar Are Bailing Out Texas Amid Record Heat

[skews13]

Texans are cranking on the air conditioning this week amid an unusually early heat wave, setting new records for electricity demand in the state, which surpassed 75 gigawatts on Sunday and smashed the 2019 record. Texas grid operator ERCOT projects it could approach that peak again on Tuesday.
But unlike previous extreme weather events in Texas which led to deadly blackouts, the grid is holding up remarkably well this week. Several experts told CNN that it's owed in large part to strong performances from wind and solar, which generated 27 gigawatts of electricity during Sunday's peak demand -- close to 40% of the total needed.

"Texas is, by rhetoric, anti-renewables. But frankly, renewables are bailing us out," said Michael Webber, an energy expert and professor at the University of Texas at Austin. "They're rocking. That really spares us a lot of heartache and a lot of money."
Despite the Texas Republican rhetoric that wind and solar are unreliable, Texas has a massive and growing fleet of renewables. Zero-carbon electricity sources (wind, solar, and nuclear) powered about 38% of the state's power in 2021, rivaling natural gas at 42%.

Wind and solar power are 'bailing out' Texas amid record heat and energy demand | CNN

Energy experts told CNN the Texas electric grid is holding up well this week in large part to strong performances from renewable energy.

www.cnn.com

Guess which state is the largest wind producer?

 

[lennypartiv]

Guess which state will have the largest percentage of citizens coming down with windmill cancer.

 

[toobfreak]

Texans are cranking on the air conditioning this week amid an unusually early heat wave, setting new records for electricity demand in the state, which surpassed 75 gigawatts on Sunday and smashed the 2019 record. Texas grid operator ERCOT projects it could approach that peak again on Tuesday.
But unlike previous extreme weather events in Texas which led to deadly blackouts, the grid is holding up remarkably well this week. Several experts told CNN that it's owed in large part to strong performances from wind and solar, which generated 27 gigawatts of electricity during Sunday's peak demand -- close to 40% of the total needed.

"Texas is, by rhetoric, anti-renewables. But frankly, renewables are bailing us out," said Michael Webber, an energy expert and professor at the University of Texas at Austin. "They're rocking. That really spares us a lot of heartache and a lot of money."
Despite the Texas Republican rhetoric that wind and solar are unreliable, Texas has a massive and growing fleet of renewables. Zero-carbon electricity sources (wind, solar, and nuclear) powered about 38% of the state's power in 2021, rivaling natural gas at 42%.

Wind and solar power are 'bailing out' Texas amid record heat and energy demand | CNN

Energy experts told CNN the Texas electric grid is holding up well this week in large part to strong performances from renewable energy.

www.cnn.com

Guess which state is the largest wind producer?

Two things:

1. These power events are serving to drive home the fact that our power grid is not anywhere near up to the task of taking on the enormous overhead of 300 million added EV cars needing charged when it is already taxed just meeting basic energy needs.
2. Biden in his own backhanded way in starting this war with Russia has only served to defeat his own climate agenda as now nations all around the globe are realizing how energy vulnerable they really are and that they need to go A LONG way farther in shoring up their basic gas and oil supplies to keep the lights on first before they can seriously think about going any farther with windmills and solar panels as an "ideal" alternative.

 

[Seymour Flops]

"Texas is, by rhetoric, anti-renewables . . . "

By rhetoric? What the heck does that even mean? Where did that professor get that idea? From some European anti-US convention he attended?

Texas has long been out front in wind power. Whenever I drive west, I always pass by large windmill farms.

The problem when we had that freeze was too much alternative energy, not not enough.

 

[1srelluc]

Big hairy deal.....So they get a cookie for finally doing what their customers pay them to do? That should be expected as a matter of course.

 

[mudwhistle]

Texans are cranking on the air conditioning this week amid an unusually early heat wave, setting new records for electricity demand in the state, which surpassed 75 gigawatts on Sunday and smashed the 2019 record. Texas grid operator ERCOT projects it could approach that peak again on Tuesday.
But unlike previous extreme weather events in Texas which led to deadly blackouts, the grid is holding up remarkably well this week. Several experts told CNN that it's owed in large part to strong performances from wind and solar, which generated 27 gigawatts of electricity during Sunday's peak demand -- close to 40% of the total needed.

"Texas is, by rhetoric, anti-renewables. But frankly, renewables are bailing us out," said Michael Webber, an energy expert and professor at the University of Texas at Austin. "They're rocking. That really spares us a lot of heartache and a lot of money."
Despite the Texas Republican rhetoric that wind and solar are unreliable, Texas has a massive and growing fleet of renewables. Zero-carbon electricity sources (wind, solar, and nuclear) powered about 38% of the state's power in 2021, rivaling natural gas at 42%.

Wind and solar power are 'bailing out' Texas amid record heat and energy demand | CNN

Energy experts told CNN the Texas electric grid is holding up well this week in large part to strong performances from renewable energy.

www.cnn.com

Guess which state is the largest wind producer?

Okay.....this Winter let's shut down all of the coal burning and hydro-electric plants and just run everyone's heat off of wind and solar.

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

Texans are cranking on the air conditioning this week amid an unusually early heat wave, setting new records for electricity demand in the state, which surpassed 75 gigawatts on Sunday and smashed the 2019 record. Texas grid operator ERCOT projects it could approach that peak again on Tuesday.
But unlike previous extreme weather events in Texas which led to deadly blackouts, the grid is holding up remarkably well this week. Several experts told CNN that it's owed in large part to strong performances from wind and solar, which generated 27 gigawatts of electricity during Sunday's peak demand -- close to 40% of the total needed.

"Texas is, by rhetoric, anti-renewables. But frankly, renewables are bailing us out," said Michael Webber, an energy expert and professor at the University of Texas at Austin. "They're rocking. That really spares us a lot of heartache and a lot of money."
Despite the Texas Republican rhetoric that wind and solar are unreliable, Texas has a massive and growing fleet of renewables. Zero-carbon electricity sources (wind, solar, and nuclear) powered about 38% of the state's power in 2021, rivaling natural gas at 42%.

Wind and solar power are 'bailing out' Texas amid record heat and energy demand | CNN

Energy experts told CNN the Texas electric grid is holding up well this week in large part to strong performances from renewable energy.

www.cnn.com

Guess which state is the largest wind producer?

Idiots are leaving Texas with no other options.

Start building NUCLEAR

 

[two_iron]

"Texas is, by rhetoric, anti-renewables . . . "

By rhetoric? What the heck does that even mean? Where did that professor get that idea? From some European anti-US convention he attended?

Texas has long been out front in wind power. Whenever I drive west, I always pass by large windmill farms.

The problem when we had that freeze was too much alternative energy, not not enough.

"by rhetoric" means "by lying bullshit"

By rhetoric, that's a fucking transplant, probably gender-confused, and it does not represent anything about Texas.... by rhetoric.

 

[Flash]

Texans are cranking on the air conditioning this week amid an unusually early heat wave, setting new records for electricity demand in the state, which surpassed 75 gigawatts on Sunday and smashed the 2019 record. Texas grid operator ERCOT projects it could approach that peak again on Tuesday.
But unlike previous extreme weather events in Texas which led to deadly blackouts, the grid is holding up remarkably well this week. Several experts told CNN that it's owed in large part to strong performances from wind and solar, which generated 27 gigawatts of electricity during Sunday's peak demand -- close to 40% of the total needed.

"Texas is, by rhetoric, anti-renewables. But frankly, renewables are bailing us out," said Michael Webber, an energy expert and professor at the University of Texas at Austin. "They're rocking. That really spares us a lot of heartache and a lot of money."
Despite the Texas Republican rhetoric that wind and solar are unreliable, Texas has a massive and growing fleet of renewables. Zero-carbon electricity sources (wind, solar, and nuclear) powered about 38% of the state's power in 2021, rivaling natural gas at 42%.

Wind and solar power are 'bailing out' Texas amid record heat and energy demand | CNN

Energy experts told CNN the Texas electric grid is holding up well this week in large part to strong performances from renewable energy.

www.cnn.com

Guess which state is the largest wind producer?

The Biden administration artificially reduced the amount of fossil fuel available in the US after Trump had energy independence.

That was really stupid, wasn't it?

 

[DukeU]

How long before we're done with oil?

Any minute now.................

 

[Harry Dresden]

is this yet another dumbass thread by the Skewy one?...

 

[Billy_Bob]

One day in thousands where the wind was actually blowing... He is ignoring the days that it wasn't and the grid came close to total collapse.

 

[Flash]

is this yet another dumbass thread by the Skewy one?...

 

[Billy_Bob]

The Biden administration artificially reduced the amount of fossil fuel available in the US after Trump had energy independence.

That was really stupid, wasn't it?

We were in a position to make the necessary break throughs to get it into a viable option. Biden forced us into an unreliable position and now we're all going to pay for his stupidity. This tech is not ready for prime time. Biden and his ilk are greedy bastards and don't care who they kill

 

[1srelluc]

Unless something catastrophic happens I don't want to hear shit of water and electric.....I pay out the ass for it and expect it to be provided on demand.

I'm damn sure am not going to be handing out pats on the back for normal service.....It's when something goes South and they respond well is when I hand those out.

 

[Flash]

We were in a position to make the necessary break throughs to get it into a viable option. Biden forced us into an unreliable position and now we're all going to pay for his stupidity. This tech is not ready for prime time. Biden and his ilk are greedy bastards and don't care who they kill

Biden was made filthy rich by the Chinese and other foreign governments. He can afford gas prices to be astronomical. He has plenty of money.

However, the average working American feels differently.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Guess which state will have the largest percentage of citizens coming down with windmill cancer.

none since such a thing does not exist

 

[2aguy]

"Texas is, by rhetoric, anti-renewables . . . "

By rhetoric? What the heck does that even mean? Where did that professor get that idea? From some European anti-US convention he attended?

Texas has long been out front in wind power. Whenever I drive west, I always pass by large windmill farms.

The problem when we had that freeze was too much alternative energy, not not enough.

It isn't when the sun shines and the wind blows that we have a problem.....other than the vast amounts of land needed and dead birds..... it's when the sun doesn't shine and the wind stops blowing that wind and solar suck.....

 

[Stryder50]

How long before we're done with oil?

Any minute now.................

Once "done with oil"(petroleum, and natural gas) what raw material do you propose to use to make all the 'plastics' and 'artificial products' those two carbon resources provide @ 98% of ???

 

[2aguy]

Once "done with oil"(petroleum, and natural gas) what raw material do you propose to use to make all the 'plastics' and 'artificial products' those two carbon resources provide @ 98% of ???

Silly.....it is called retro-lifestyle.........wicker and wood will replace all the plastic........if it was good 400 years ago....it is good enough for us....

Of course, it will require a massive "dying off," of the majority of the world population to sustain it...but our socialist friends have a lot of experience with that part of the equation...