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Originally Posted by Catfish
I read wind energy supply can be around 25 to 60 percent in summer and less than 10 in winter, in Texas. Wind turbines may shut down in storms and feather the blades, but have an own heating system and seldom freeze.
Looks more like grid problems ( wasn't that Texas grid and maintenance deregulated in Texas?), and general gas production and distribution hampered by the cold. |
Yeah, a lot of the problem is people wanting energy cheap, so the industry saves a buck or two every where they can. Still, if the wind farms cannot function, that's part of the problem.
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It seems apparent that power generators haven’t done enough to winterize their plants, so shutdowns and failures kicked in just when the power was needed most. That extends to renewables, too, as wind turbines froze over. Natural gas transmission has been a problem as well.
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