ERCOT warning for this afternoon/evening

[toddnjoyce]

Agreed.. and what's the excuse for solar? It seems like all the renewable have are excuses instead of reliability..

I don’t know, but all them folks talking about the money they’re making selling energy back to the grid sure ain’t selling enough to amount to even a hill of beans.

 

[vmax]

I don’t know, but all them folks talking about the money they’re making selling energy back to the grid sure ain’t selling enough to amount to even a hill of beans.

I never even thought about homeowners when I said that.

Thats a whole nother level of dumb right there..I have not be able to confirm with anyone who put those on their house they are getting "free" electricity or getting a check from the electric company

I'm thinking about the acres and acres of solar panels all over Texas right now.

Out here they are getting to be as prevalent as wind turbines

 

[baboon]

Just drove thru Mart, not a single turbine spinning. There has to be 75-100 visible from 164.

 

[toddnjoyce]

It a HUGE Abbot fan, but the prospect of Beto isn’t all that great IMO.

Maybe someone can educate me on what powers the governor has to fund new power plants without the legislature or how he can ignore DOE regulations and BS for new nuke plants.

IMO he should have called a special session to address the energy shortage and how to get off the useless green crap that seems to fail during times of need.


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Hot Wheels’ power lies in directing the PUC and ERCOT to regulate and manage Texas grid generators by fuel type so that wind doesn’t comprise 30% of the fuel mix today as well as determining if sufficient base, peak, and intermittent generating capacity exists. This can be done by simply lowering the fuel mix generating forecast for wind to reflect worst case or even just average models instead of nominal. Load capacity also doesn’t reflect the current needs….2017 or so was the last time a study was done and we all know beginning in 2020 shit’s changed significantly around these parts.

 

[toddnjoyce]

I never even thought about homeowners when I said that.

Thats a whole nother level of dumb right there..I have not be able to confirm with anyone who put those on their house they are getting "free" electricity or getting a check from the electric company

I'm thinking about the acres and acres of solar panels all over Texas right now.

Out here they are getting to be as prevalent as wind turbines

Solar’s about 6% of total commercial generating capacity, less than nuclear. They fall in the hill of beans category, too.

 

[Darqhelmet]

1/3 of our energy is based on the whims of wind… ****ing great…

 

[Darkpriest667]

1/3 of our energy is based on the whims of wind… ****ing great…

It would actually be great if we used batteries to store excess energy. A lot of produced energy is wasted because it's not used. I'm not sure what the solution to that is.

 

[toddnjoyce]

It would actually be great if we used batteries to store excess energy. A lot of produced energy is wasted because it's not used. I'm not sure what the solution to that is.

Until the industrial storage problem is solved, there should be a moratorium on new intermittent generation capacity. Thermal (both base and dispatchable/peaker) capacity needs to be increased.

 

[msharley]

Well that should be enough to keep the turbines turning for many years!

At warp speed!

 

[oldag]

Just drove thru Mart, not a single turbine spinning. There has to be 75-100 visible from 164.

Winds below cut-in speed across most of central and west Texas.

 

[oldag]

It would actually be great if we used batteries to store excess energy. A lot of produced energy is wasted because it's not used. I'm not sure what the solution to that is.

No. BESS is not the answer. A 100 MW BESS will put out 100 MW, for ONE hour. Some energy that could potentially be produced is not produced due to low pricing and curtailment. But that would require a HUGE amount of BESS to be installed.

To get 100 MW for 24 hours with solar, for instance, takes two 100 MW solar sites plus 1200 MW of BESS. The second solar site is needed to charge the BESS. Not very economically sound.

 

[oldag]

Until the industrial storage problem is solved, there should be a moratorium on new intermittent generation capacity. Thermal (both base and dispatchable/peaker) capacity needs to be increased.

Absolutely agree. I can think of a few solutions which don't require a moratorium but would accomplish the end goal.

We need more thermal base (preferably nuke). With adequate thermal base, there is less need for peaker.

 

[vmax]

How about we send all the sonofabitchs back that moved here over the past 10 years ( most present company excluded) and we may not be facing this shortage
Too many people not enough power

It would actually be great if we used batteries to store excess energy. A lot of produced energy is wasted because it's not used. I'm not sure what the solution to that is.

There isn't a good one yet

 

[Darqhelmet]

Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Projects fails, costing taxpayers | Las Vegas Review-Journal

A failed solar plant in Tonopah is a reminder that reality frequently differs from the promises of the green energy hype machine.

www.reviewjournal.com

This was supposed to be the future. It was a bull**** failure. Molten salt to store the heat and produce power after the sun went down. Anyone in and around Vegas watched this goat rope get built on the tax payer dime and fail. Hell the Hoover damn is on schedule to stop producing power due to the drought out west. We know how to make power (nukes) but want to keep ****ing around with “green” power that just fails over and over and over.

 

[oldag]

And just think about all those electric cars everyone will be buying...

 

[HKSig]

It would actually be great if we used batteries to store excess energy. A lot of produced energy is wasted because it's not used. I'm not sure what the solution to that is.

Elon Musk is building or planning to build a super battery near Angleton (or in that area).

 

[oldag]

Actual System Demand	77066
Total System Capacity (not including Ancillary Services)	79691
Total Wind Output	2667
Total PVGR Output	9326

Demand a little under forecast, which is a good thing.

 

[Tnhawk]

Agreed.. and what's the excuse for solar? It seems like all the renewable have are excuses instead of reliability

One new Nuclear plant in the right place and Texas would be I'm great shape

biden biden biden. He can't blame Russia or Trump for his failures as president.

 

[Tnhawk]

Elon Musk is building or planning to build a super battery near Angleton (or in that area).

What will power this super battery? unicorn farts?

 

[studenygreg]

I'm confused. I got emails ans calls asking to reduce electrical use but I also see emails and news stories promoting cooling zones for people.

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