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4:02p, 7/10/24
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hilarious there are CP goaltenders in here… but no surprise
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4:06p, 7/10/24
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My phone service with AT&T seems to be back to normal.
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In reply to P.H. Dexippus • 4:08p, 7/10/24
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How much you want for the 11500 Westinghouse
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In reply to ccaggie05 • 4:08p, 7/10/24
Isn't there a dam on Lake Houston?
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4:16p, 7/10/24
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Yard crews are mostly keeping their normal schedule today.

Maybe Centerpoint is importing out of state assistance from the wrong direction.
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i is smart said:
77406

Been out over 35+ hours minus it flickering on for about 10 min. around 8:50 PM last night. Awesome that this is becoming normalized…

77406

Just got power back at around 4:05 PM. Fingers crossed it stays that way.
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i is smart said:
i is smart said:
77406

Been out over 35+ hours minus it flickering on for about 10 min. around 8:50 PM last night. Awesome that this is becoming normalized…

77406

Just got power back at around 4:05 PM. Fingers crossed it stays that way.
A+ username
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4:22p, 7/10/24
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Random post I came across:

Quote:
What I can tell you from high-level ERCOT data as of 0920 on 7/10:
  • most of the major 345kV lines (biggest size used in ERCOT) across the city have been restored, some ahead of schedule. This includes lines into Bellaire and from Westpark/BW8 to 290/610. Lines north from Humble to Tomball have come back as have major lines in Baytown. Many of the 138kV (second-biggest size) have returned as well.
  • some major 138kV lines extending to Galveston remain out past their initial expected return date, new estimates not yet provided.
  • there are a lot of breaker outages that are schedule to be completed today. These actions can often involve people with power losing it for a period to de-energize / re-energize a section of line. I know this is the most frustrating thing in the world to lose power again but it is part of the process to restore the grid and must be done.
  • those same breaker outages are now getting scheduled into tomorrow as well. Often this implies a schedule of work that is increasingly being known. Knowing what to do is the first step and largely that process seems to be complete.
  • some breaker and xfmr outages have been extended, most stubbed dates are currently 7/12 or 7/13. Consider those placeholders, they have been changing a lot with several lines scheduled for 7/12 returns back already.
  • this is all at the high kV line level. I cannot tell you anything about zip codes or neighborhoods or individual distribution lines. However fixing the big branches is the next step, then smaller lines.
Disclaimer; not affiliated with cnp and never will be!

EDIT, UPDATE as of 1225 on 7/10:
  • a new string of outages is planned in West Houston for this afternoon. If you live in the regions of Westpark/59, Westpark/BW8, Eldridge from West Park north to Addicks, this whole string of lines may be out this afternoon. Be aware you may lose power in these areas, hard to say. This is associated with with updated Addicks breaker outage today. If you are around these areas and do not have power, it is possible it will come back for some this evening if these outages finish.
  • 59 / Fannin / Main has an outage most of the day tomorrow
  • an important outage in Bellaire is scheduled to come back at 1300 today but appears to be behind schedule.
  • work is active across Galveston with many of the high kV lines to and on the island on intraday outage.

FYI the utility crews work super-hard during events like this, particularly the mutual assistance crews from out-of-state. Don't yell at these poor guys, it's not their particular fault, they just fix things. Please treat them like the semi-heros they are.
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In reply to P.H. Dexippus • 4:25p, 7/10/24
P.H. Dexippus said:
Dill-Ag13 said:
jbanda said:
That's disappointing to hear. Now this is my new aspirational generator.

https://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/Westinghouse-WGEN20000TFC-Portable-Generator/p154101.html

Side note on this for the board.

With a 50-amp plug off this at 230 you can output 11,500w to your panel. If you were to fully use this unit you would need two panels, two 50a plugs, etc. to extract all the power out of this. Otherwise find the smallest generator that gives you consistent 11500w on natural gas and load up that 50a.
All true about capacity. No sense in going above 50A on a portable, and no need for most people with soft starts and /or staged/variable speed HVAC installed anyway.

I recently got delivery of my Westinghouse 11500TFC but did not have occasion to use it during Beryl:

https://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/Westinghouse-WGEN11500TFC-Portable-Generator/p151496.html

If we are going for aspirational pick, it would be this one:

https://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/Westinghouse-WGEN14500TFC-Portable-Generator/p154100.html

My neighbor broke his DuroMax (he overloaded it) and is borrowing his buddy's Westinghouse. It's one of those above. He likes it. Said he thought it might have run smoother than the DuroMax (though he probably just needed to dial it in right.

So Westinghouse is a good one add to the list.

It's running his whole house with AC not on hard/soft start.
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In reply to TXTransplant • 4:26p, 7/10/24
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TXTransplant said:
nai06 said:
drmwvr said:
Part of my family is from New Orleans and they had a long time Waveland house on the beach road. I went two weeks after Katrina and it and all the houses around it were just gone. When I say gone, all that was left were the foundations. Everything else was pushed back to the railroad tracks half a mile (+\-) inland from the storm surge.
I have family in Pass Christian and Long Beach. What happened in New Orleans was bad, but parts of the Mississippi coast were just erased from the map like they never existed. They didn't get nearly the attention that New Orleans did but I always thought the devastation there was far worse.


I feel the same way. But the situation in NO, with all the crazy looters and bad behavior got all the press. Meanwhile, in MS, it was neighbor helping neighbor.

My generator is up and running.

God bless fossil fuels.
My dad was living in a house right on Hwy 90 in Long Beach and moved about 1/2 mile inland, just past the railroad tracks two weeks before Camile hit. When they went back to look at the old house, all that was left were the concrete steps and piers.
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4:31p, 7/10/24
Nuclear power definitely would have solved all of the distribution issues with blown transformers and downed power lines.
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4:32p, 7/10/24
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Yep if we nuked the city there'd be no more customers without power
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In reply to Teddy Perkins • 4:33p, 7/10/24
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this is a pretty good random post
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In reply to nai06 • 4:33p, 7/10/24
nai06 said:
TXTransplant said:
nai06 said:
drmwvr said:
Part of my family is from New Orleans and they had a long time Waveland house on the beach road. I went two weeks after Katrina and it and all the houses around it were just gone. When I say gone, all that was left were the foundations. Everything else was pushed back to the railroad tracks half a mile (+\-) inland from the storm surge.
I have family in Pass Christian and Long Beach. What happened in New Orleans was bad, but parts of the Mississippi coast were just erased from the map like they never existed. They didn't get nearly the attention that New Orleans did but I always thought the devastation there was far worse.


I feel the same way. But the situation in NO, with all the crazy looters and bad behavior got all the press. Meanwhile, in MS, it was neighbor helping neighbor.

My generator is up and running.

God bless fossil fuels.
My dad was living in a house right on Hwy 90 in Long Beach and moved about 1/2 mile inland, just past the railroad tracks two weeks before Camile hit. When they went back to look at the old house, all that was left were the concrete steps and piers.
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 4:37p, 7/10/24
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maroon barchetta said:
Isn't there a dam on Lake Houston?


Yeah that's true. The heat is getting to me.
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In reply to Texan_Aggie • 4:37p, 7/10/24
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Texan_Aggie said:
Yep if we nuked the city there'd be no more customers without power


It's an Independence Day tradition.
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Crispin Torque said:
Nuclear power definitely would have solved all of the distribution issues with blown transformers and downed power lines.
Pretty sure that's where the useless/corrupt democrats come into plan.
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In reply to Dill-Ag13 • 4:42p, 7/10/24
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Dill-Ag13 said:
How much you want for the 11500 Westinghouse
My wife would kill me. She was not happy when I sold our Westinghouse 9500 Pro that got us through the derecho week before I bought the replacement (which was back ordered).

I have a Predator 2000 inverter that will run a fridge/freezer/tankless water heater/lights/central furnace blower (but likely not a window unit). I would be willing part ways with that for a few hundred.
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4:42p, 7/10/24
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77057 - Fountainview between San Felipe and Woodway. My parents townhouse is back up.
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In reply to AgLiving06 • 4:46p, 7/10/24
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AgLiving06 said:


So Westinghouse is a good one add to the list.

It's running his whole house with AC not on hard/soft start.
My Westinghouse 9500 Pro ran both a 3 ton and 2 ton HVAC (alternating schedules) during the derecho outage. My assumption is that it was possible because the 2 stage equipment kicked on at a lower LRA than a single stage unit would. I went ahead and installed a soft start that dropped LRA from 78A to 21A on the 3 ton just to make sure I was not pushing the envelope.
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4:50p, 7/10/24
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Utility trucks around now and marina has power back. Please jaby beesus make it happen.
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scd88 said:
77057 - Fountainview between San Felipe and Woodway. My parents townhouse is back up.
My office is just around the corner. Just got the "see you tomorrow" text. Happy for your parents, though.
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Marauder Blue 6 said:
Anyone know if 2332 Robinhood has power?
Anyone? I'm worried about CNP's CEO's comfort.
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5:13p, 7/10/24
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In reply to atmtws • 5:19p, 7/10/24
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I'm sure they have generators too.


I am part of the problem and you're the victim...
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5:19p, 7/10/24
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Anyone have a roofer recommendations for house in Pearland?
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5:19p, 7/10/24
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Just got home to 433 in the back of Fairfield.

No power. Yay.
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In reply to texsn95 • 5:22p, 7/10/24
texsn95 said:
Here it comes!



14-days ago and the storm was closer to Africa than us and the NOAA 7-day outlook had the storm impacting the eastern seaboard.

Since that time this thread has taken us across the full range of emotions.
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In reply to LondonAg89 • 5:23p, 7/10/24
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LondonAg89 said:
Anyone have a roofer recommendations for house in Pearland?


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OCEN99 said:
If his name was really Juan, he'd already know.
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Where abouts is your office? We have a building just south of 69 from y'all and still nothing.
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Thank you!
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In reply to Stat Monitor Repairman • 5:28p, 7/10/24
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Stat Monitor Repairman said:
texsn95 said:
Here it comes!



14-days ago and the storm was closer to Africa than us and the NOAA 7-day outlook had the storm impacting the eastern seaboard.

Since that time this thread has taken us across the full range of emotions.


This post reminded me of this one from Travis Herzog. Crazy.


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