High Demand and Low Wind Output Spark ERCOT Conservation Appeal, System-Wide Outages Not Expected

Brad Johnson w/ The Texan has the latest.

We're screwed then.

Low wind output??

My my my who could have seen this coming from a mile away.

It's almost like we have the most economical power supply currently in use and we keep shooting ourselves in the foot to create some unicorn.

After last year's freeze and previous hurricane every responsible homeowner should have a generator and food stocked up. Can't rely on the government.

Not every responsible homeowner can afford a generator, whole house that is.

CDUB98 said:

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Not every responsible homeowner can afford a generator, whole house that is.

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Prioritize. Don't need a whole house generator. Just enough for a portable AC and fans. That's less than $1,000.
My portable is powerful enough for nearly my whole house, including a 5 ton AC unit. Total cost including electrician was under $2,000.

So we can't plug in our EVs?

Whole home up and running as of Saturday.

Forum Troll said:

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Whole home up and running as of Saturday.

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Not sure if trolling...

Forum Troll said:

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Whole home up and running as of Saturday.

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Same….new build….installed in March. Can run both A/C (5T and 4T) units and everything else at same time except for clothes dryer and ovens. Enough propane storage to run continuously for ten days.

So if wind isn't sustainable, and natural gas power plants get overloaded, our fall back is to gasoline or diesel generators.

It's almost like unicorn farts don't really create a reliable form of energy...

But I have to charge my Rivian and my Tesla.
I work from home with a huge bank of monitors.
Oh yeah, at my 220w latte maker.

CDUB98 said:

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Not every responsible homeowner can afford a generator, whole house that is.

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Right. They should not have to. Power should be cut to the officials making the stupid decisions "to share" if that is the case. In military terms there should be a redundant backup for when there is no wind, period. Even if it means violating some foolish pollution regulation for a few days until the wind generators can work again. Obvious.

Capt. Augustus McCrae said:

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So if wind isn't sustainable, and natural gas power plants get overloaded, our fall back is to gasoline or diesel generators.

It's almost like unicorn farts don't really create a reliable form of energy...

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Its a shame that there's an energy source out there that can take care of all of this but the left might be more scared of it than oil. The push for EV's without Nuclear power is beyond ignorant.

NoahAg said:

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CDUB98 said:

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Not every responsible homeowner can afford a generator, whole house that is.

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Prioritize. Don't need a whole house generator. Just enough for a portable AC and fans. That's less than $1,000.
My portable is powerful enough for nearly my whole house, including a 5 ton AC unit. Total cost including electrician was under $2,000.

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What generator did you get if you don't mind posting?

NoahAg said:

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After last year's freeze and previous hurricane every responsible homeowner should have a generator and food stocked up. Can't rely on the government.

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We keep talking about it, but we have lived in Texas since 1991 and have never had a power outage lasting more than an hour. We had more and longer power outages in Florida. Even during the Snow Apocalypse we never lost power. I guess we have been lucky?

2aggiesmom said:

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NoahAg said:

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After last year's freeze and previous hurricane every responsible homeowner should have a generator and food stocked up. Can't rely on the government.

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We keep talking about it, but we have lived in Texas since 1991 and have never had a power outage lasting more than an hour. We had more and longer power outages in Florida. Even during the Snow Apocalypse we never lost power. I guess we have been lucky?

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We never lost power at my house on N Padre Island either during the Snowpocalypse. Lost water though...

75% of Texans don't have $1000 in savings much less enough to buy a generator that they may use once or twice a year for outages.

If y'all think Black Friday flat screen TV's cause bad behavior, wait until they're fighting for food or warmth.