ICE v Electric: Cost and Emissions

Milo Maltbie said:
IME experience no one knows what happened until they work through the data and figure it out. That can takes months. The politicals will make the people who know stuff miserable until order is restored, but that's not the same as knowing what happened.

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Nope. Gov Abbot had the reason. It is a lie, of course.
"“This shows how the Green New Deal would be a deadly deal for the United States of America,” he said. “Our wind and our solar got shut down, and they were collectively more than 10 percent of our power grid, and that thrust Texas into a situation where it was lacking power on a statewide basis.”
www.houstonchronicle.com

Editorial: Gov. Abbott’s 'wind turbine' excuse is full of hot air, while Texans are dying

The electric grid needs tougher oversight, but so does the whole industry, the Editorial...
www.houstonchronicle.com www.houstonchronicle.com

He knows the real reason is lack of winterization on thermal generation and wind generation. This happened on a smaller scale in 2011 and 2014.
 
The fact that Abbott went with political bulls hit right away just means he doesn’t care what happened. It doesn’t mean he knows anything. It also proves my point that he will torment the people who actually know something for as long as it entertains the voters.


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Guys - sorry I was away skiing at Belle, which was quite fun : )

As some have pointed out, folks in Texas with solar and storage (i.e. powerall or competitor) would have had power for at least periods of time. I

If you have solar but no battery storage, it looks like most electrical / town codes require the system not generate to avoid damage to the power grid.

Obviously we are all thinking of the folks in Texas, and hope our government and we all can help out.

Best - D
 

Texas Electric Bills Were $28 Billion Higher Under Deregulation​

www.wsj.com

WSJ News Exclusive | Texas Electric Bills Were $28 Billion Higher Under Deregulation

Texas’s deregulated electricity market left millions in the dark last week. For the past 20 years, its consumers have paid more for their electricity than state residents who are served by traditional utilities, a WSJ investigation found.
www.wsj.com www.wsj.com


This is why total deregulation of the electric market, like Texas did, is a failure.
 
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