NG pumping stations running on electric instead NG. Cant no longer get NG to plant to make electric to power pumps.... They added several points of failure.
They converted natgas pipeline compressor stations from being driven by natgas engines to electric motors. Why? FedGov NOx regulations on those engines made doing something to reliable and sensible a PITA.
Yup, this is dumb. My family got a house that has a fancy fireplace that has catalytic converter and ductwork to go to the whole house to distribute heat. It even has a convection fan to circulate the air, which should just run from the heat of the fireplace. But, they added a stupid electric switch to the fan, so then when the power goes out, instead of being a backup furnace, it's just a normal fireplace.
NG pumping stations running on electric instead NG. Cant no longer get NG to plant to make electric to power pumps.... They added several points of failure.
They converted natgas pipeline compressor stations from being driven by natgas engines to electric motors. Why? FedGov NOx regulations on those engines made doing something to reliable and sensible a PITA.
Thanks Obama!
Texas doesn't have to follow federal guidelines their oower grid doesn't cross state borders.
"They knowingly added several points of failure." Fixed that for accuracy
I’m a tradesman and this is just despicable.
Someone said yes when they installed woke on the backup systems.
Why would Texas do this? They have been read for decades.
Omfg. That's kinda what I feared.
I'm learning a lot about heat and power systems during this. Hopefully the people in charge do, too, and they can fix this for next time.
Now involve a bunch of complicated software like they did with the elections.
And make sure it's all connected to the internet!
Yup, this is dumb. My family got a house that has a fancy fireplace that has catalytic converter and ductwork to go to the whole house to distribute heat. It even has a convection fan to circulate the air, which should just run from the heat of the fireplace. But, they added a stupid electric switch to the fan, so then when the power goes out, instead of being a backup furnace, it's just a normal fireplace.
Our gas stove doesn't work when the power is off thanks to a "safety feature".
Fucking imbeciles.
Replace it with a heat powered fan or a DC fan connected to a large UPS battery.
Great idea!
Are you fucking kidding me?!
I wanna see who they hang in the companies. Better be woke middle men.