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rolling blackouts in texas #8169478 02/14/21 05:00 PM
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Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169504 02/14/21 05:14 PM
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"Energy Emergency" - Texas Power Provider Warns Of Rotating Outages As Cold Weather Tests Limits Of Grid


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Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169511 02/14/21 05:20 PM
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Better get busy building a bigger grid to accommodate the democrats moving here..


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Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169514 02/14/21 05:23 PM
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My BIL works the grid, he told me to "put clothes on and turn the thermostat down, do your part" he also said we are holding on right now, but a couple of trips and we could be in some trouble. Tomorrow will probably be the worst day. Do what yall can to help.

Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169521 02/14/21 05:27 PM
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frisco is having the, now


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Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: S.A. hunter] #8169522 02/14/21 05:28 PM
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We in OK but
I just lowered our thermos to 68 from 74. Every little bit. Don't want to see anyone without heat or power in this chit

Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169534 02/14/21 05:35 PM
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We never go above 68°, usually turn it down to 62-63° at bedtime. Last couple nights left at 64°.



Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169538 02/14/21 05:37 PM
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Time to fire up Monticello again.


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Originally Posted by J.P. Greeson
Time to fire up Monticello again.


It would be lights out on the lake today if it was generating

Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169555 02/14/21 05:50 PM
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I got my upstairs thermostat set to 81

Downstairs set to 73

Got my gas fireplace going in my bedroom, and my fireplace in the living is burning natural gas

Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: RedRanger] #8169563 02/14/21 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by RedRanger
I got my upstairs thermostat set to 81

Downstairs set to 73

Got my gas fireplace going in my bedroom, and my fireplace in the living is burning natural gas

Do you not have any insulation in your house?



Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169567 02/14/21 06:01 PM
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The article said people on Griddy are getting butt raped at $9 per kwh. Is that right?


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Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169580 02/14/21 06:15 PM
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Just turned down to 70 from 72 here. 500 gallon propane tank at 40%. Called last week to my supplier (Thursday morning)) and they said next Thursday for fill. Now wishing I would have put in a DEFIANT® WOOD BURNING STOVE like I had at the Ranchito in this new one I had built. That thing kept a 2900 sq. ft. log cabin ranch house comfy. Will have one installed for next winter for sure. Stay safe and warm boys.

Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: J.P. Greeson] #8169583 02/14/21 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by J.P. Greeson
Time to fire up Monticello again.


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Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: 68rustbucket] #8169602 02/14/21 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 68rustbucket
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I got my upstairs thermostat set to 81

Downstairs set to 73

Got my gas fireplace going in my bedroom, and my fireplace in the living is burning natural gas

Do you not have any insulation in your house?


It is very well insulated, Frisco has some of the toughest standards when building a house

I am still in bed chilling out enjoying the fire, the wife is in the living room so I have that one running as well.

The way my house is designed it stay cool in the summer and winter on the first floor, the living room is 20 foot ceilings. I normally never run the upstairs unit, but since I am in pipe protection mode I am running upstairs unit during this cold front. Normally the top unit never comes on...

Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169603 02/14/21 06:32 PM
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Turned mine to 60° after waking up with the night sweats the night before.


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Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: NORML as can be] #8169633 02/14/21 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by NORML as can be
Better get busy building a bigger grid to accommodate the democrats moving here..



And the illegals, they're bringing with'em................

Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: 68rustbucket] #8169638 02/14/21 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 68rustbucket
We never go above 68°, usually turn it down to 62-63° at bedtime. Last couple nights left at 64°.


71 all year for us

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Originally Posted by NORML as can be
Better get busy building a bigger grid to accommodate the democrats moving here..

im sure they are figuring how to take down the power grid . chaos and death is what they deal in.


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Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169652 02/14/21 06:58 PM
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Still haven’t turned my heater on yet this year. Would rather be under a nice warm blanket.

Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169654 02/14/21 07:00 PM
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68 in the day when we are home, and 60 when we aren't, 60 at night. Fire place is rolling and the heater hasn't run much. Plenty of fire wood to make it thru this one...


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Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169657 02/14/21 07:04 PM
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Anyone near Northern Coleman County, or Southern Abilene today? Wondering about the snow/ice out there.



Re: rolling blackouts in texas [Re: fadetoblack64] #8169667 02/14/21 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by fadetoblack64
We in OK but
I just lowered our thermos to 68 from 74. Every little bit. Don't want to see anyone without heat or power in this chit


x2 - Lowered ours from 65 down to 62 degrees already yesterday.
I have dual-fuel heat (Hi-Eff.heatpump / propane) - I have it normally auto-switches to propane at 20 degrees outside,
but as long as it stays dry, I'm gonna test running on heatpump all day today to see what I can squeeze out of it,
and take lotsa measurements- it's quite rare to get these 'test conditions' during the day.
This will also help me preserve propane - as I don't have electric 'heat strips' on the system at all - It only pulls a couple amps to run the heatpump anyway.

Lotta folks if on older (R22) builder-grade heatpumps are probably running purely on strips pulling 30+ amps at this point (below 20 temps)

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Our insert with a blower has been burning for 5 days , heater hasent came on one time


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