Wind And Solar Are Bailing Out Texas Amid Record Heat

[Jarlaxle]

Portable lithium ion power stations charged by solar panels will run an air conditioner, as can be seen on youtube. Low temperatures do not affect a solar panel's output in Wisconsin, as we have already proven, which charges an electric bike.

Pixie dust.

Low temps effect the storage capacity of a battery.
It's simple physics.

And, of course, there is much less solar energy available in the winter!

 

[skews13]

Wind turbines didn't fare so well in Feb. 2021--they weren't much help at all in that weather event.
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They were the only reason Texas had any power.

The gas power, not so much.

And in Norway where its much colder fir much longer, the turbines work year araound.

Also, in case you weren’t aware, Texas is the biggest producer of wind power in the country, and growing.

Talk about a reply fail.

 

[badger2]

Pixie dust.

And, of course, there is much less solar energy available in the winter!

For many of us who have weaned from the petroleum pimp, the cup's half full, not half empty. Thus we are thankful for winter sunshine, where the battery itself is kept in an insulated compartment and the battery itself runs a resistance heat pad wrapped around it.

If a battery goes mobile, regen, (using the physics of braking to recharge the battery) is another aspect of pass-through charging. See youtube.

 

[Ringo]

On July 9, an explosion occurred at another american gas liquefaction plant in Oklahoma. It is not yet clear how this will affect LNG supplies to Europe, but there is no doubt who will be blamed.
The consequences of the work of the American infrastructure on wear and tear in attempts to replace russian gas

 

[skews13]

This is a non-issue. A lot more mining, manufacturing, and disposal is needed for traditional coal fired and gas fired plants.

This is just another conservative lie.

The oil suckers have lost. And they are going to lose their precious domestic market, as solar and wind are only going to continue to grow, and all of the major auto makers are going electric.

Talk about a group of people in total denial.

 

[miketx]

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?

Can't stop lying can you communist?

 

[miketx]

This is a non-issue. A lot more mining, manufacturing, and disposal is needed for traditional coal fired and gas fired plants.

This is just another conservative lie.

Sez the media fed liar.

 

[easyt65]

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?

That's why they are begging Texans to turn off appliances, to conserve energy & help prevent rolling blackouts, huh?!

 

[skews13]

That's why they are begging Texans to turn off appliances, to conserve energy & help prevent rolling blackouts, huh?!

So you think the Texas grid telling users to cut back to prevent brown outs helps your argument?

 

[easyt65]

So you think the Texas grid telling users to cut back to prevent brown outs helps your argument?

Texas energy officials telling Texans to cut back on power usage proves wind and solar ain't getting the job done.

If wind and solar can't step up and fill the slack now WITH having fossil fuel, imagine the energy shortages there will be with ONLY solar and wind.

Democrats really need to invent that alternate energy source we are supposedly being forced to transition to yet does not exist yet.

 

[miketx]

Texas energy officials telling Texans to cut back on power usage proves wind and solar ain't getting the job done.

If wind and solar can't step up and fill the slack now WITH having fossil fuel, imagine the energy shortages there will be with ONLY solar and wind.

Democrats really need to invent that alternate energy source we are supposedly being forced to transition to yet does not exist yet.

Democrats can't find their ass with both hands. But they can find a ten year old girls...

 

[Delldude]

That's why they go below the frost line!

Temperature differential between the NG temp and ground temp would still end up with condensation issues.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Temperature differential between the NG temp and ground temp would still end up with condensation issues.

And yet...no issues here.

 

[Delldude]

And yet...no issues here.

Freezing was mentioned.....
And condensation happens.....in the instances I mentioned, condensation collected in low points in the service line, and froze.....shutting of flow and clogging appliances.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Freezing was mentioned....
And condensation happens....in the instances I mentioned, condensation collected in low points in the service line, and froze....shutting of flow and clogging appliances.

It freezes here every year, I'm in New England.

 

[Delldude]

It freezes here every year, I'm in New England.

And?
It has happened here several times over the years. I know several families that were affected.

 

[Weatherman2020]

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?

 

[beautress]

Instead of screwing around with useless things like Wind and Solar ,why not a HUGE R&D effort to build a FUSION Reactor? Also ,Hydrogen Peroxide would give plenty of power. The Emissions from Hy-Prox are Oxygen and Water.

Wherever you put a nuke plant invites atheist societies to bomb and get a free nuclear blast against us, usually within 15-20 miles of a big city that will receive deadly fallout and take them clean off the map. You never know where it comes from--Iran? North Korea? Moscow? Iraq? Beijing? Afghanistan? You better be careful where you put a nuke plant for the generation of cheap electricity. It may be penny wise, but the flip side is that it is pound foolish.

 

[Delldude]

Instead of screwing around with useless things like Wind and Solar ,why not a HUGE R&D effort to build a FUSION Reactor? Also ,Hydrogen Peroxide would give plenty of power. The Emissions from Hy-Prox are Oxygen and Water.

DUH......been on the burner now for years.

 

[Couchpotato]

Wherever you put a nuke plant invites atheist societies to bomb and get a free nuclear blast against us, usually within 15-20 miles of a big city that will receive deadly fallout and take them clean off the map. You never know where it comes from--Iran? North Korea? Moscow? Iraq? Beijing? Afghanistan? You better be careful where you put a nuke plant for the generation of cheap electricity. It may be penny wise, but the flip side is that it is pound foolish.

Remind me how many nuke plants have been used in this manner? There are only about 423 to choose from.