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Once again the electricity barons of Texas are warning the lights will go out, this time because it’s HOT. Hot in Texas?!? #ERCOT #ERCOTFail #ERCOTFailsTexasAgain #TexasGrid #TexasPowerGrid #TexasDeservesBetter texastribune.org/2021/06/14/tex…
Northern snow states have plenty of juice for you, Texas, but all the lines have been cut at your borders so that you remain at the mercy of your power pirates, the last island of insane deregulation. gregpalast.com/texas-gets-lay…
But maybe I’m asking too much: regulation is the application of democracy to the economy and the Texas GOP fears anything that smacks of democracy. gregpalast.com/texas-gets-lay…
Alrighty. Another explainer
Please bear in mind, I am just a field engineer who troubleshoots broken power plants. I'm not an expert in anything but my particular specialty (which is niche in the power distribution industry)
There is always more behind the curtain.
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Please bear in mind, I am just a field engineer who troubleshoots broken power plants. I'm not an expert in anything but my particular specialty (which is niche in the power distribution industry)
There is always more behind the curtain.
#Texasgrid
The basics: The power industry at the power plant level operates in seasons. You have two peak seasons and two outage seasons per year.
Peak season is also called peak run season, the time where plants want to be online and making money. This is winter/summer.
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Peak season is also called peak run season, the time where plants want to be online and making money. This is winter/summer.
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Outage season is the fall/spring, where there is less demand, prices fall, and power plants are ready to do their maintenance.
Planned maintenance.
Maintenance at a power plant requires a lot of planning, and planning starts at least a year out.
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Planned maintenance.
Maintenance at a power plant requires a lot of planning, and planning starts at least a year out.
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