Texas' electric grid is feeling the strain, and it's not even all that hot yet - Marketplace

[LudwigPastorius]

https://www.marketplace.org/2024/04/16/texas-electric-grid-is-feeling-the-strain-and-its-not-even-all-that-hot-yet/

Right now, it’s April. Mid-April. And it is not particularly hot in the state of Texas. Low 90s in Laredo, sure. It’s on the Mexican border. But the rest of the state? They’re in the 80s, even 70s. And yet, ERCOT, the Texas grid operator, is already worried about keeping the lights on.

The agency, formally the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, asked electricity suppliers not to schedule maintenance Tuesday for fear that temps in the 80s would strain the grid.

What the complete fuck?

How's that decision to isolate the state power grid from the rest of the country (for fear of federal regulation) working out for Texas residents now?

[kimbutgar]

1. Texas got what it voted for stupid politicians who don't know how to take care of the business of government.

[Lovie777]

2. Yeah, but Texas is spending millions on hating on ............................

immigrants.

[MadameButterfly]

3. I hope it all falls apart

though I worry about innocent people who didn't vote for this. The rest needs to experience the effects of their choices.

[House of Roberts]

4. The several mornings the temp dropped to single digits here in N. Alabama,

Browns Ferry Nuke Plant maxxed out at just over 4 gigawatts for the first time ever. That's three TVA GE Mk1 BWRs at full chat, and we're part of the grid. I can't imagine running out of power like Texas has.

Maybe it will help beat Cruz, if there's some outages this summer.

[NBachers]

5. Don't worry, the Flock to Texas Crowd don't need no big-gubmint innervention

[SergeStorms]

6. Abbott doesn't want any....

of that communist electricity in Texas!

You'll sweat to death, and you'll like it!