Entire state of TX Winter Storm warning 1st time ever

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triplets_93 said:
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What did we learn in 2021 that we didn't learn in 2011? Mother Nature can be a tough teacher of lessons when she's ignored.

I have already seen two accredited climatologists say what we had in Uri will not be an anomaly going forward. We will see more of that as well as blistering droughts in Texas.

Just as California has had to deal with fluctuating and often unpredictable Santa Ana events.

The weather. It is not our friend.
 
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https://www.nbcdfw.com/investigatio...asting-miss-may-spell-summer-trouble/2664305/

https://texasclimatenews.org/threat-of-more-blackouts-may-erode-reliability-claims-for-fossil-energy/

Now, in a study published earlier this month, a team of energy authorities including four at the University of Texas affirms those early assessments by Cohan and others, declaring that problems with natural gas systems, not renewables, were indeed the “primary culprit” in the February crisis.

The new study, “Cascading risks: Understanding the 2021 winter blackout in Texas,” reports that all major fuel sources except solar failed to meet ERCOT’s expectations during the February freeze, but natural gas was “responsible for nearly two-thirds of the total (electricity) deficit.”
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My father spent 35 years working for Ontario hydro. As he tells it most hydro grids were constructed for the weather of the area of the grid…they were never designed for freak weather events…

Yes, they should be updated to handle unsettling and difficult weather. The problem is no one really knows how wacky the weather can get these days. Then add in the cost? In which the vast majority do not want added to their bills…then as times rolls on we will see far more electric vehicles needing recharging as well.

Grids can only handle so much, needs major investment, no one wants to pay for those increases…
 

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People, when it snows/ice storms, the power goes out. This is not a Texas thing, it happens all across the country. A couple hundred thousand lost electricity in the northeast in the recent blizzard.

Here's an idea: Look at the weather forecast. Anticipate the idea you may lose power later this week. Plan accordingly.

Pretty genius, I know....
 
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Ghost12 said:
People, when it snows/ice storms, the power goes out. This is not a Texas thing, it happens all across the country. A couple hundred thousand lost electricity in the northeast in the recent blizzard.

Here's an idea: Look at the weather forecast. Anticipate the idea you may lose power later this week. Plan accordingly.

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But people in Texas probably don't have wood stoves, fireplaces, or generators. Also, up here, it's a common occurrence we've come to expect. Down there it's an anomaly, so they don't think about it much ..or at least they didn't.
 
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Ghost12 said:
People, when it snows/ice storms, the power goes out. This is not a Texas thing, it happens all across the country. A couple hundred thousand lost electricity in the northeast in the recent blizzard.

Here's an idea: Look at the weather forecast. Anticipate the idea you may lose power later this week. Plan accordingly.

Pretty genius, I know....
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You going to loan those people the money to plan accordingly? And that's assuming they can even get a weather forecast. The last I checked the homeless don't have TV's.
 
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Ghost12 said:
People, when it snows/ice storms, the power goes out. This is not a Texas thing, it happens all across the country. A couple hundred thousand lost electricity in the northeast in the recent blizzard.

Here's an idea: Look at the weather forecast. Anticipate the idea you may lose power later this week. Plan accordingly.

Pretty genius, I know....
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The problem with this statement is that it does not happen very often in southern states and usually does not last but a few days when it happens and it is hard to justify spending a lot of money on equipment, supplies, etc. for something that will rarely get used and can go for years at times without being needed.

It would be like people in southern states telling people who are complaining about how hot the weather is during a freak hot period in the Northeast they should have central air conditioning installed or buy a lot of window air conditioners for their house.
 
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So are the gas powered plants. They had a large number of them go down. The fact of the matter is that we just can't plan for this type of event.
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Facts. Had some stuff here in Missouri. Now it's back in 50s
 
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