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Orange Blooded [4005]
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Frozen wind turbines
Feb 18, 2021, 2:58 PM
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Why are they freezing in Texas, but working just fine everywhere else? I hope I'm not destroying another MAGA talking point.
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Who said they are working everywhere else?***
Feb 18, 2021, 2:59 PM
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Oculus Spirit [81628]
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They are... Texas didn't pay for any freeze protection on
Feb 18, 2021, 3:02 PM
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their electrical infrastructure.
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Re: Who said they are working everywhere else?***
Feb 18, 2021, 3:06 PM
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There's 1200 wind farms in North Dakota. Why are we not hearing about them being frozen? Maybe it's because they're not?
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Re: Frozen wind turbines
Feb 18, 2021, 3:02 PM
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because they went cheap and did not install warmers. Who'd a thunk it that Texas could Freeze?
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110%er [7185]
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But they said global WARMING.***
Feb 18, 2021, 3:06 PM
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Re: Frozen wind turbines
Feb 18, 2021, 3:23 PM
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Right, now each wind turbine needs a diesel generator with 10,000 gallon reserve tank for de-icing! Nice.
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Re: Frozen wind turbines
Feb 18, 2021, 3:49 PM
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yes, exactly, wind turbines take more energy to keep warm than they produce, how did this slip by 1000's of scientists?
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110%er [7185]
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Texas would be better off just equipping every home
Feb 18, 2021, 4:05 PM
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with it's own diesel generator.
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indoors***
Feb 18, 2021, 4:46 PM
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*please don't be an engineer from Clemson...
Feb 18, 2021, 3:55 PM
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*click on user name...please don't be an engineer from Clemson*
whew
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Oculus Spirit [81628]
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He's claimed to have a PhD in engineering though, lol.***
Feb 18, 2021, 6:13 PM
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Re: Frozen wind turbines
Feb 18, 2021, 6:03 PM
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Maybe cause of freezing rain? Way more destructive than the fine powder of the dakotas.
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Re: Frozen wind turbines
Feb 18, 2021, 6:19 PM
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I don't know a lot about the situation, but it would seem that a decision was made based on weather history that the cost/benefit ratio of installing warmers favored not doing so? Obviously, based on the coldest 3 days in recorded history in the DFW area alone, coupled with frozen precipitation, the decision backfired. I agree this is a colossal mess. There will be a postmortem as well as it should be.
I'm not sure what your MAGA point is? Going north from TX-- OK,KS,NE,SD and ND are all very red states.So you salute ND which is cold as hell and MAGA country for efficiently running their wind farms. OK.
ERCOT would seem to be a misnomer-Electric Reliability Council of Texas
I remember in 1973 when 17" of snow fell in the Pee Dee area followed by very cold temps. I95 was a big parking lot for days. There was an outcry that the state wasn't prepared for this and had inadequate snow removal equipment. True in 1973, not true since. I'm not saying the 1973 incident in SC is equivalent. It may be shown ERCOT or Texas politicians made an unwise decision based on the science which of course we must follow-always?
I'm glad I'm not there now, but TX will be just fine.
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Re: Frozen wind turbines
Feb 18, 2021, 8:25 PM
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Texas played the odds the way that they should - and lost anyway. Shittt happens. I hope that they are getting back to normal and safety.
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Re: Frozen wind turbines
Feb 18, 2021, 8:41 PM
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My MAGA point is that Trumpkins have been using the frozen turbines in Texas to say "See, Green energy doesn't work when it's cold", even though they are working just fine in many frozen regions.
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