Fri May 13, 2022, 11:01 PM

Texas Calls for Power Conservation After Six Generators Fail

Source: Bloomberg News

The Texas grid operator called on residents to conserve energy Friday after six generation facilities tripped offline amid hot weather, prompting power prices to spike.

The power-plant failures resulted in a loss of about 2,900 megawatts of electricity, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said in an email statement Friday. That’s enough power for about 580,000 homes and businesses. Natural-gas fired plants make up all of the generation that failed, an Ercot spokesman said.

The Texas grid is being stressed by high heat in a potential preview of peak summertime demand. This summer will test whether Ercot has made sufficient changes to reinforce a system that experienced cascading power-plant failures and deadly blackouts during a historic freeze in early 2021.

On Thursday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas expressed concern that generators haven’t had enough time to perform seasonal maintenance ahead of summer. The risk: summertime maintenance amid stronger heat can lead to supply shortages and potentially rolling blackouts.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-13/texas-calls-for-energy-conservation-after-six-power-plants-fail

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Texas Calls for Power Conservation After Six Generators Fail (Original post)	SouthernDem4ever	May 13	OP
Remember this in November, Texans.	DavidDvorkin	May 13	#1
Texas Republicans: "...Remember what?"	Grokenstein	May 14	#30
Probably	DavidDvorkin	May 14	#45
It's not even summer yet	Deuxcents	May 13	#2
I'm still wondering if the lines have been insulated	sakabatou	May 13	#3
Republican control of public power systems. Here is the result.	OAITW r.2.0	May 13	#4
Totally corporate owned power systems. Texas has no publicly owned utilities.	ancianita	May 14	#19
It's Politicians Managing The Grid	modrepub	May 14	#40
Right. I see.	ancianita	May 14	#47
And that's why I bought a generator	imavoter	May 13	#5
Today is MAY 13th	dalton99a	May 13	#6
this!👆 ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ . Not to be overlooked ⇧ ⇧ ⇧	progree	May 14	#17
Those MoFos need to be regulated better	IronLionZion	May 14	#20
How does bitcoin mining "bolster" an electrical grid?	Fiendish Thingy	May 14	#23
More demand will cause more power plants to be built	dalton99a	May 14	#25
That is the dumbest shit I've heard this week.	Galraedia	May 14	#28
If a problem is bad, make it much much worse	IronLionZion	May 14	#43
In My Neck Of The Woods	modrepub	May 14	#41
Is Abbott the dumbest piece of shit ever?	CrispyQ	May 14	#59
he is absolutley disgusting	Skittles	May 14	#62
Oh, great.	tanyev	May 13	#7
Hang in there. :(	C Moon	May 14	#16
It gets hot in Texas. Who knew?	TomSlick	May 13	#8
FUKKIN' GUB'MINT OVER-REGULATION I tell ya.	3Hotdogs	May 13	#9
gotta build that wall,send troops to the border and mess with the supply chain.	mountain grammy	May 13	#10
"But - but - mah FREEDUMB!"	peppertree	May 13	#11
Texas electricity Patrick Cruz Paxton blame democrats	keithbvadu2	May 13	#12
They still blamed liberals for a non-existent green new deal and windmills	IronLionZion	May 14	#22
On the road again	keithbvadu2	May 14	#26
True story.	czarjak	May 14	#51
Guessing Cruz will be taking	Traildogbob	May 13	#13
Seems like a powerful beginning.	dchill	May 13	#14
Were they solar or wind? Probably not.	CaptainTruth	May 14	#15
Our side doesn't do marketing.	CrispyQ	May 14	#60
They'll still blame libs because	TheFarseer	May 15	#69
I can hear the tourism ads in my head.	intheflow	May 14	#18
It's only May	IronLionZion	May 14	#21
Are there any amt of troubles that will cause rethugs to be voted out, in tx	childfreebychoice	May 14	#24
No.	Missn-Hitch	May 14	#58
Got some TX friends who are righteously pissed right now	Pas-de-Calais	May 14	#27
But maybe they just mean "We need a different set of republicans!"	mwb970	May 14	#34
Gov't on the cheap and on the take. n/t	TeamProg	May 14	#29
Next week should be fun.	herding cats	May 14	#31
Abbotts got to be messing his pants now,	duforsure	May 14	#32
He took a pretty easy gamble that the winter after the big power failure would not have another	tanyev	May 14	#39
PowerOutage.us is an informative site showing power outages buy state...	VarryOn	May 14	#33
So this means Solar is still off the table in TX?	Ford_Prefect	May 14	#35
Solar won't help if they can't keep the gas plants running.	hunter	May 14	#48
Needs battery backups	NickB79	May 14	#49
The population of Texas is approaching 30 million.	hunter	May 14	#55
Thanks for the perspective. My remark was rhetorical.	Ford_Prefect	May 14	#50
Out here in NM the sun is always shining brightly and the	womanofthehills	May 15	#71
The wind mills must have frozen again. Oh wait....	yellowcanine	May 14	#36
Fuggin Republican could screw up a free sandwich	Achilleaze	May 14	#37
Texas officials assure public that power grid, while not operational, is free of transsexuals or CRT	mahatmakanejeeves	May 14	#38
Motto of the Texas GOP: "The beatings will continue until morale improves". nt	Roisin Ni Fiachra	May 14	#42
Maybe Mexico will help.	twodogsbarking	May 14	#44
There are some moribund electrical ties between Mexico and Texas...	hunter	May 14	#53
and...	myohmy2	May 14	#46
Thanks, Greg. Dannie Scott Goeb's advice sucks.	czarjak	May 14	#52
Dumb	henbuck	May 14	#54
I'd put up with any number of hot, powerless days...	Paladin	May 14	#56
cheep electricity my eye.	AllaN01Bear	May 14	#57
But what about Texassistan'a god given freedom to use as much energy as possible?	Hassler	May 14	#61
cut the power to the governors mansion and the homes of every GOP legislator	moonshinegnomie	May 14	#63
Cruz says, "Let them broil in the dark."	Marcuse	May 14	#64
Wonder where his next vacation will be	IzzaNuDay	May 15	#65
I see Cancun Ted is on the escape again. What a dork.	SWBTATTReg	May 15	#67
an example of republican management in a state run by republicans for as long as i remember	samsingh	May 15	#66
Chickens coming home to roost, you reap what you sow, pride goeth before a fall.	Martin68	May 15	#68
Aww... neglected infrastructure there, Texas?	OldBaldy1701E	May 15	#70
K&R	ck4829	May 17	#72

Response to SouthernDem4ever (Original post)

Fri May 13, 2022, 11:06 PM

DavidDvorkin (18,474 posts)

Texas Calls for Power Conservation After Six Generators Fail

1. Remember this in November, Texans.

30. Texas Republicans: "...Remember what?"

45. Probably

2. It's not even summer yet

3. I'm still wondering if the lines have been insulated

4. Republican control of public power systems. Here is the result.

19. Totally corporate owned power systems. Texas has no publicly owned utilities.

40. It's Politicians Managing The Grid

47. Right. I see.

5. And that's why I bought a generator

6. Today is MAY 13th

17. this!👆 ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ . Not to be overlooked ⇧ ⇧ ⇧

20. Those MoFos need to be regulated better

23. How does bitcoin mining "bolster" an electrical grid?

25. More demand will cause more power plants to be built

28. That is the dumbest shit I've heard this week.

43. If a problem is bad, make it much much worse

41. In My Neck Of The Woods

59. Is Abbott the dumbest piece of shit ever?

62. he is absolutley disgusting

7. Oh, great.

16. Hang in there. :(

8. It gets hot in Texas. Who knew?

9. FUKKIN' GUB'MINT OVER-REGULATION I tell ya.

10. gotta build that wall,send troops to the border and mess with the supply chain.

11. "But - but - mah FREEDUMB!"

12. Texas electricity Patrick Cruz Paxton blame democrats

22. They still blamed liberals for a non-existent green new deal and windmills

26. On the road again

51. True story.

13. Guessing Cruz will be taking

14. Seems like a powerful beginning.

15. Were they solar or wind? Probably not.

60. Our side doesn't do marketing.

69. They'll still blame libs because

18. I can hear the tourism ads in my head.

21. It's only May

24. Are there any amt of troubles that will cause rethugs to be voted out, in tx

58. No.

27. Got some TX friends who are righteously pissed right now

34. But maybe they just mean "We need a different set of republicans!"

29. Gov't on the cheap and on the take. n/t

31. Next week should be fun.

32. Abbotts got to be messing his pants now,

39. He took a pretty easy gamble that the winter after the big power failure would not have another

33. PowerOutage.us is an informative site showing power outages buy state...

35. So this means Solar is still off the table in TX?

48. Solar won't help if they can't keep the gas plants running.

49. Needs battery backups

55. The population of Texas is approaching 30 million.

50. Thanks for the perspective. My remark was rhetorical.

71. Out here in NM the sun is always shining brightly and the

36. The wind mills must have frozen again. Oh wait....

37. Fuggin Republican could screw up a free sandwich

38. Texas officials assure public that power grid, while not operational, is free of transsexuals or CRT

42. Motto of the Texas GOP: "The beatings will continue until morale improves". nt

44. Maybe Mexico will help.

53. There are some moribund electrical ties between Mexico and Texas...

46. and...

52. Thanks, Greg. Dannie Scott Goeb's advice sucks.

54. Dumb

56. I'd put up with any number of hot, powerless days...

57. cheep electricity my eye.

61. But what about Texassistan'a god given freedom to use as much energy as possible?

63. cut the power to the governors mansion and the homes of every GOP legislator

64. Cruz says, "Let them broil in the dark."

65. Wonder where his next vacation will be

67. I see Cancun Ted is on the escape again. What a dork.

66. an example of republican management in a state run by republicans for as long as i remember

68. Chickens coming home to roost, you reap what you sow, pride goeth before a fall.

70. Aww... neglected infrastructure there, Texas?

72. K&R