697 It is Beginning to Appear That Texes' Power Grid Woes Were Planned. The Wind Turbine Excuse is a Lie. Article Explains. (arstechnica.com) posted 58 days ago by Isaiah53 58 days ago by Isaiah53 +697 / -0 61 comments share 61 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (61) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 9 ▼ – Vermin 9 points 58 days ago +9 / -0 Sounds like there are also problems at South Texas Project as well. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Power-tight-across-Texas-winter-storm-blackouts-15953686.php (My Dad was involved in the construction of STP & Comanche Peak so I like to look in on them now & then.) permalink save report block reply ▲ 11 ▼ – Isaiah53 [S] 11 points 58 days ago +11 / -0 Nice addition to the discussion! Yes, the article does mention that those plants running off natural gas are experiencing delivery issues. But it also outlines that the vast majority of plants run on coal or nuclear. And neither of those should be experiencing any issues. permalink parent save report block reply
Sounds like there are also problems at South Texas Project as well.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Power-tight-across-Texas-winter-storm-blackouts-15953686.php
(My Dad was involved in the construction of STP & Comanche Peak so I like to look in on them now & then.)
Nice addition to the discussion!
Yes, the article does mention that those plants running off natural gas are experiencing delivery issues.
But it also outlines that the vast majority of plants run on coal or nuclear. And neither of those should be experiencing any issues.