I know one damn thing...if they start "rolling blackouts" again they damn well better leave us that were completely without power before for 3 full days... the hell alone this time!

"ERCOT was "supposed to have enough reserves to meet peak demand this summer, yet here we are in mid June with the first bout of high temperatures and they are already seeking conservation," said Matt Smith, director of commodity research at ClipperData, a provider of commodities data and analytics."

"Texas is the only state in the continental United States with an independent and isolated grid, which allows it to avoid federal regulation but limits its ability to draw emergency power from other grids. ERCOT also operates the only major U.S. grid that does not have a capacity market - a system that provides payments to operators to be on standby to supply power during severe weather events."

FYI I’m not conserving a dang thing, I work my blank off to stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter so they can kiss my tip.

X2, anybody receiving and actually accepting an award for a total cluster Chit show is a complete moron in my opinion. Somebody needs to roll his A$$ off the end of a pier,

Good.

She's Hot

The power grid in Texas will continue to be an issue until something REAL is done about it.
Texas leads the nation in energy production. So what’s the problem?
For starters:
We must increase baseline and reserve power! We don’t have enough generation capacity to manage peak usage times and times when certain power generation isn’t available. We need back up power.
It’s time to recommission closed power plants and find other power generation solutions.
We must solidify the grid and power transfer ability across the state.
The problem is getting worse. Reliance on wind and solar is NOT the solution.

would if I could.

He was suspended.

I have to wonder if power generators are given full autonomy to take units offline for maintenance at their own discretion or if they must request permission first. Surely it's not a simple matter of little or no coordination between power generators and ERCOT that creates these energy shortages.