The Texas "rolling blackout" discussion thread

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NOVA - PBS Report

 

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Texas Power Conservation Alert Raises Alarm Across Texas

Just two months after massive power outages shut down the state, the Texas Electric Reliability Council issued an alert Tuesday afternoon asking Texans to conserve electricity over concerns there might not be enough power to meet demand.

www.nbcdfw.com

 

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Millions spent days without power during Texas winter storms. Could a paperwork error be to blame?
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NBC 5 Investigates How Colder States Avoid Winter Blackouts
What can Texas learn from cold-weather states?

NBC 5 Investigates: What Texas Could Learn From Colder States to Prevent Blackouts

They live through brutal winters, year after year. But the lights stay on. NBC 5 investigates what Texas can learn from colder states to prevent future disasters.

www.nbcdfw.com

 

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Texas power generation companies will have to better prepare for extreme weather under bills Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law

Senate Bills 2 and 3 are aimed at overhauling the state’s power grid after the devastating winter storm in February and the widespread power outages that followed.

Texas bills overhauling power grid, ERCOT governance signed into law

Senate Bills 2 and 3 are aimed at overhauling the state’s power grid after the devastating winter storm in February and the widespread power outages that followed.

www.texastribune.org

 

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NBC 5 Investigates: Why ERCOT's Winter Forecasting Miss May Spell Summer Trouble

NBC 5 Investigates shows how ERCOT underestimated the amount of power Texans would need in the winter and how that could spell trouble this summer.

www.nbcdfw.com

 

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Threat of more blackouts may erode reliability claims for fossil energy

texasclimatenews.org

 

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Exclusive: Hacker reveals smart meters are spilling secrets about the Texas snowstorm

Power companies won't disclose who was protected from blackouts—but smart meters may be leaking insights.

www.dailydot.com

Hacker reveals smart meters are spilling secrets about the Texas snowstorm

Power companies won't disclose who was protected from blackouts—but smart meters may be leaking insights.

 

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Regulators say Texans shouldn’t lose power through the rest of the summer

The state’s electricity regulators said they’re taking steps to assure a skeptical public that the power won’t go out again if Texas experiences extreme weather this summer.

www.texastribune.org

 

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Austin's KXAN’s Maggie Glynn sat down with Texas PUC Chairman Peter Lake to see if our power grid is ready for winter.

Q&A: How does Texas’ power grid fare as we head into the winter months?

Texas power generators have less than a month to weatherize their equipment. It’s part of several mandates lawmakers passed during the 87th Regular Session in the spring, in response to the F…

www.kxan.com

 

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Austin's KXAN’s Maggie Glynn

Formerly of Amarillo's KAMR

 

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Today is one month from the 1 year Anniversary of the 2021 Polar Vortex and the State-wide Power Grid outages.

 

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It wasn't state wide. Panhandle is on a different grid. We didn't see any problems.

 

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It wasn't state wide. Panhandle is on a different grid. We didn't see any problems.

You're correct. I should have said mostly state wide. I think that El Paso was also on another grid.

 

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The Texas Electric Grid Failure Was a Warm-up

One year after the deadly blackout, officials have done little to prevent the next one—which could be far worse.

The Texas Electric Grid Failure Was a Warm-up

One year after the deadly blackout, Texas officials have done little to prevent the next one—which could be far worse.

www.texasmonthly.com

 

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Extreme heat in June offers a test and a warning for the Texas grid

The weather forecasted for much of Texas this week will likely drive energy use to new highs and test the resilience of the state’s electric grid ahead of what’s expected to be a scorching summer.

www.texasstandard.org

 

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US power grid faces possible shortages this summer due to green energy push, watchdog says

The report also said that Texas may be at risk of not having enough natural gas or coal-fired plants.

justthenews.com

According to the report, nine power grids were identified, including New England and every state west of Ohio, that are at risk of power outages in the coming summer months.

The report also said that Texas may be at risk of not having enough "dispatchable generation" such as natural gas- or coal-fired plants to compensate for the possible low wind conditions.