where is fuel right now between Little Rock and Austin

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  1. Jenn72

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    Only 33% is from renewable sources. 66% is from thermal sources. They all went off line.

    "These failing sources largely included nuclear plants, coal plants and thermal energy generators. Frozen wind turbines were a factor, too, but Woodfin said wind shutdowns accounted for less than 13% of the outages."

    10 yrs ago, we had a storm like this & they were told back then to cold insulate and TX refused.

    I have lived in Alaska, Germany, Sweden and never heard of their renewable energy going off line. Heck, I have family that lives in Minnesota and they have no problem with their windmills & negative degree weather.
     
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  3. Final Drive

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    Don't know if this is the storm your referring to but this was Dec/6/2013 in Denton, tx I-35
     
  4. Jenn72

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    That one was bad, but I am talking about the one in 2011. It affected the Super Bowl in Arlington, Tx. Everything was closed down for a week.
     
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  5. Oscar the KW

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    Windmills in the northern part of the country have an article package that allows them to operate in the cold.
     
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  6. shatteredsquare

    shatteredsquare Road Train Member

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    put your coat on
    *no

    it's cold outside
    *no it isn't

    you're going to get sick
    *no i won't

    it's literally freezing rain outside and snowing
    *i don't need a coat, i'm tough
     
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  7. Jenn72

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    Yes, and TX was told to winterize it's power system 10 yrs ago. After the power outage in 2011, FERC told them to do it in case of future cold snaps. Texas declined to do so.

    TX has no excuse. They knew about its failure 10 yrs ago in 2011, then again in 2013, and now.
     
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  8. shatteredsquare

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    Texas doesn't need traction, Texas has Jesus, you just have to drive by faith
     
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  11. D.Tibbitt

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    Hypothermia? At 30 degrees ? Do texans not own a jacket ?
     
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