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ERCOT
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02/17/25 02:23 AM
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GusWayne
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Here in N Tx, Tuesday-Wednesday will be the coldest we’ve had since the last bad freeze a few years ago
Will we have rolling blackouts?
Should’ve made a poll…
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/17/25 02:44 AM
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/17/25 03:19 AM
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ntxtrapper
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I don’t think so. The last one a month or so ago was really cold but for much longer.
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/18/25 04:27 AM
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machinist
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Your better make plans for a black out or at least rolling black outs. Windmills won’t work in icy weather. Solar won’t work if the sun isn’t shining.
some people like silver and gold I like brass and lead with a little powder in between
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/18/25 04:52 AM
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NORML as can be
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Solar works great when you have enough battery storage.
(R-TX) .-- " TCNN CURL CRLB AYR SNDL CGC TLRY MSOS "
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: NORML as can be]
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02/18/25 06:34 AM
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ntxtrapper
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Solar works great when you have enough battery storage. Where do we get a Texas sized battery?
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/18/25 10:46 AM
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RedRanger
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Here in N Tx, Tuesday-Wednesday will be the coldest we’ve had since the last bad freeze a few years ago
Will we have rolling blackouts?
Should’ve made a poll…
Temps are not getting any where close to where it was back in 2021 when we had rolling blackouts. We had were getting down do like -2 on day and 4 degrees and 6 degrees in a row. This is just a cold snap, I think the cold snap we had in January was worse
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/18/25 12:15 PM
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Thursday morning is the only time for concern.
Awake - Not Woke!
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/18/25 01:30 PM
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/18/25 01:37 PM
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/18/25 02:14 PM
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I hope they are prepared this time around...
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: ntxtrapper]
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02/18/25 02:52 PM
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Solar works great when you have enough battery storage. Where do we get a Texas sized battery? New Mexico. The whole state. Condemn it.
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/18/25 03:21 PM
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oldoak2000
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Got plenty of propane and fuel for generator. It it happens we're ready. Shouldn't be too bad as it warms back up during the day.
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/18/25 03:50 PM
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Battery storage for solar and wind is the missing link in what could be a decent energy source. (Not as good as many other options)
I know some developer tried to install some over west of Sherman, they relied on a disgraced ex judge to help ram rod it, they got taken by him his name isn’t much in the area and I’m sure his name worked against the cause. I also know the fire department sure railed against it because of battery fires and the environmental impact they can cause.
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Re: ERCOT
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02/18/25 04:49 PM
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And exactly how many of those would be needed to power the whole state?
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/18/25 05:09 PM
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Current ERCOT battery storage
Power Storage 193 MW (0.4% of total resource type)
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: ntxtrapper]
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02/18/25 07:45 PM
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NORML as can be
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And exactly how many of those would be needed to power the whole state? Sorry, I wasn't thinking about the rest of y'all.
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/18/25 08:25 PM
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cm250
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Doing my part, got the wood stove going! Central hasn’t come on in four hrs, 70 degrees in house, little warm, but will feel good as temps drop. Will turn wood stove fan on as it gets colder outside. Showing 34 outside with wind chill of 28 by my weather unit I got for Christmas.
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: Paluxy]
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02/20/25 08:31 PM
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carmackj1
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Current ERCOT battery storage
Power Storage 193 MW (0.4% of total resource type) this is wrong. battery capacity in ercot is currently 6400 MWs
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: carmackj1]
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02/20/25 09:16 PM
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Current ERCOT battery storage
Power Storage 193 MW (0.4% of total resource type) this is wrong. battery capacity in ercot is currently 6400 MWs That was copy/paste from their dashboard. Current vs Monthly capacity ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2025/02/full-51559-445947-screenshot_2025_02_20_151459.png)
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: GusWayne]
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02/20/25 09:17 PM
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Paluxy
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ERCOT cruised through this cold snap no problemo
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: Paluxy]
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02/20/25 09:21 PM
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NORML as can be
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ERCOT cruised through this cold snap no problemo Even with all these extra people.
(R-TX) .-- " TCNN CURL CRLB AYR SNDL CGC TLRY MSOS "
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Re: ERCOT
[Re: Paluxy]
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02/20/25 09:24 PM
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carmackj1
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Current ERCOT battery storage
Power Storage 193 MW (0.4% of total resource type) this is wrong. battery capacity in ercot is currently 6400 MWs That was copy/paste from their dashboard. Current vs Monthly capacity that is current output. which means price was lower so they were most likely charging. and you can see it say monthly capacity is 9994 MW that is the installed capacity available this month, this will change as new capacity is installed or units go on long outages
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