I am also right about renewable energy not to blame for the power outage. Originally Posted by Little MonsterYeah, you were pretty affirmatively WRONG on this.
Yeah, you were pretty affirmatively WRONG on this.That is not true.
Renewable energy shit the bed during the week long freeze.
It was not solely responsible for the power outage, but it had an outsized contribution. Originally Posted by Kinkster90210
Yeah, you were pretty affirmatively WRONG on this.Do your research, you sir are WRONG. Renewable energy is not what caused the black out period end of story. Deny all you want to, that won't make you right.
Renewable energy shit the bed during the week long freeze.
It was not solely responsible for the power outage, but it had an outsized contribution. Originally Posted by Kinkster90210
Again, get your Limey head out of rectal defilade and read the WSJ article above.It is you who needs to pull your head out of your ass. The first thing these Texas conservatives did was blame a non existent policy for the black out which has proven to be a crock of shit.
There is NO contradiction between being proud of gas production while simultaneously producing more wind power than any other state.
Texas wind power produces 25% of the states needs. But that is only if the wind is blowing (like every other state) and only if the turbines don't shut down in a freeze.
Fortunately, Texas is very windy, so the AVERAGE across the whole year is 25%. But the average doesn't save you if the wind drops off or if the equipment freezes. RE-read the WSJ article and learn to appreciate the distinctions between maximum capacity, peak demand, average demand, etc.
Total capacity for Texas is 83,000 MW, But Texas wind can be as high as 22,500 MW (25%) or as low as 600 MW (less than 1%). That's a huge variation.
And it is only the capacity side of the equation. The other side is DEMAND. If the demand is only 40,000 MW for the whole state, but wind turbines are producing 20,000 MW, then wind is providing 50% of the power AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
But the state average for wind is 25%.
During the polar vortex, wind power had dropped 95% from before the temperature drop. In other words, wind power shit the bed.
That doesn't mean that wind power is bad. I am a big proponent. But it cannot be relied upon as part of the state baseload. Neither can solar, which was dismal during the cold snap, since the skies were cloudy for most of the week. Originally Posted by Kinkster90210
Do your research, you sir are WRONG. Renewable energy is not what caused the black out period end of story. Deny all you want to, that won't make you right.Hey Little Monster, we were both full of shit earlier in this thread, when we were quoting figures from the press for the percent of power Texas gets from renewables. I've since dumped a load, but you're still holding it in. Relax my friend, take a good book to the shitter, light a candle and play some spa music. It will all come out. Worked for me anyway.
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-up...%20the%20state.
"It’s estimated that of the grid’s total winter capacity, about 80% of it, or 67 gigawatts, could be generated by natural gas, coal and some nuclear power. Only 7% of ERCOT’s forecasted winter capacity, or 6 gigawatts, was expected to come from various wind power sources across the state." Originally Posted by Little Monster
Tiny - One casts the Pearls of Facts and Truth in front of the religiosity of marxist DPST ideology.Nah, it's a nuclear football, that's a pretty specific thing.
None so blind as refuse to see.
Thank you for your reasoned and well documented contributions.
Below - can be interpreted a couple of ways - if fiden comes out for nuclear energy.
Hey Little Monster, we were both full of shit earlier in this thread, when we were quoting figures from the press for the percent of power Texas gets from renewables. . Originally Posted by TinyFor once, I'll not take a contrarian view.
Tiny - One casts the Pearls of Facts and Truth in front of the religiosity of marxist DPST ideology.I know exactly what this means. Biden does view nuclear energy favorably, unlike many in his party.
None so blind as refuse to see.
Thank you for your reasoned and well documented contributions.
Below - can be interpreted a couple of ways - if fiden comes out for nuclear energy.
Tiny - One casts the Pearls of Facts and Truth in front of the religiosity of marxist DPST ideology.
None so blind as refuse to see.
Thank you for your reasoned and well documented contributions.
Below - can be interpreted a couple of ways - if fiden comes out for nuclear energy.
I know exactly what this means. Biden does view nuclear energy favorably, unlike many in his party.Guys, that's not what that comic is talking about.
Ironically many progressives like Sanders would do away with it. They're bat shit crazy. How, as Sanders proposes, do you do away with carbon based fuels for electricity generation and transportation by 2030 without nuclear? It would be a huge bet on storage technology coming way down in price in a hurry. And a huge burden on the economy to make that transition. Originally Posted by Tiny
Guys, that's not what that comic is talking about.Interesting
THIS is what that comic is talking about. Originally Posted by GastonGlock
GG is correct
and - they want to give the nuclear football to AOC.
anyOne concerned ?
anyone????????? Originally Posted by oeb11
Well, clearly you are.
Please, explain your concerns, and please, give factual evidence to support those concerns. I'm listening. Originally Posted by pfunkdenver
Have you looked at let alone listened to that bitch? That should settle any questions! Originally Posted by winn dixieAOC doesn't strike me as the nuke type. Concentration Camps, yeah, but not nukes.