Texas rolling blackouts

**JABIII** · 02-15-2021, 10:04 AM

Things are getting tough out there. The jist of it seems to be that Natural gas has shot up from $4 to $400 in the last couple of days leading to an energy crunch during a severe cold front...

**turbo** · 02-15-2021, 10:05 AM

Bad deal.

It's real cold out there right now.

**JABIII** · 02-15-2021, 10:05 AM

They are telling customers used to paying .04 a kilowatt hour to expect bills of $4.00 per...

**Southernduck** · 02-15-2021, 10:09 AM

40% ERCOTs power is generated from wind. The wind turbines are iced up and cant turn. Massive heat demand now add EVs to the mix. Too bad coal is so damned reliable....

**YoungBuckTX** · 02-15-2021, 10:13 AM

my buddy in Houston is playing ice hockey in their cul de sac this morning. My dad is San Antonio was without power last night, and sent me pictures of humming bird on his feeder with snow and ice in the background. strange times.

**JABIII** · 02-15-2021, 10:15 AM

When our turn comes, we can thank those greedy assholes at SCANA and Santee Cooper for dicking up a sure thing in Jenkinsville...

**turbo** · 02-15-2021, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by JABIII

They are telling customers used to paying .04 a kilowatt hour to expect bills of $4.00 per...

When folks are looking for an excuse to take up arms...

**Highstrung** · 02-15-2021, 10:22 AM

**JABIII** · 02-15-2021, 10:24 AM

People like us will be too busy running a chainsaw and maul to worry about taking up arms.

11° in Austin tonight...

**Highstrung** · 02-15-2021, 10:29 AM

it's cold enough out there for me, screw this noise

**JABIII** · 02-15-2021, 10:31 AM

#islandlife

**Quack07** · 02-15-2021, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Highstrung

it's cold enough out there for me, screw this noise

My thoughts exactly. Duck season is over. It's time for shorts and tomato pies.

**reeltight** · 02-15-2021, 11:12 AM

Oh the irony....

Later this month, the U.S. will officially rejoin the Paris Agreement to limit emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from power plants in an effort to stave off global warming. In the run-up to that date, and pursuant to President Joe Biden's goal of decarbonizing the power sector, coal power plant operators continue to announce plant retirements.

Between 2011 and 2020, about 106,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired capacity were retired in the U.S., according to Industrial Info. Over the next decade, 2021-2030, another 55,000 MW of coal-fired capacity is slated for retirement.

**reeltight** · 02-15-2021, 11:15 AM

Like some other U.S. power companies, Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE

UK) (Charlotte, North Carolina) is aiming for net-zero carbon emissions in the coming years. The company has a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 and is taking great strides to achieve this milestone, including wind and solar projects throughout its service area. In addition, the company is phasing out some of its coal-fired power and implementing additional natural gas-fired investments in its home state of North Carolina.

**murraywader** · 02-15-2021, 11:15 AM

The skiing has been excellent.

**BigBrother** · 02-15-2021, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by reeltight

Like some other U.S. power companies, Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE

UK) (Charlotte, North Carolina) is aiming for net-zero carbon emissions in the coming years. The company has a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 and is taking great strides to achieve this milestone, including wind and solar projects throughout its service area. In addition, the company is phasing out some of its coal-fired power and implementing additional natural gas-fired investments in its home state of North Carolina.

How will the coal miners vote once there's no more demand for coal? Still Democrat? Man that Union brotherhood sure does work.