Utilities sector

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(04-16-2021, 07:12 PM)ChadR Wrote:

(04-16-2021, 08:14 AM)EricL Wrote:

(04-15-2021, 06:39 PM)fenders53 Wrote: https://seekingalpha.com/news/3682441-ma...ing-freeze

Starting to wish none of my UTEs did business in TX.  This isn't going to end soon enough.  They have at least three major power sources in the state, and nothing but drama because they can't get it right.

You'd think policy makers would learn after seeing problems with too many renewables in Germany and then in California. But they just keep on forcing them onto the grid, making things unstable for the overall system. I figured it would take longer than this to have an impact on Texas, but here we are.

This summer could be quite interesting times for people living there...

It wasn't renewables that were the cause of this.  I am here in Texas and the renewables actually out performed what they were expected to do.  Main problems were natural gas pipelines were freezing up and causing the majority of the problems.  Most of Texas isn't on the federal grid, so the upgrades to protect against freezing weather wasn't done.

I hope most Texans understand the situation like you do, and don't blame wind turbines or the 'green new deal' for it.