Per NBC DFW: A "mass casualty incident" on Interstate 35W just north of downtown Fort Worth,

[Chongo94]

Six of our eight wind farms are offline due to temps. Gonna see rolling outages sooner than expected.

According to a friend back home, San Angelo, rolling blackouts have already started there this evening.

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

I saw where Bill Gates also believes in nuclear, and is working on a design for a safer nuclear plant.

Oh, that makes me feel better.

 

[Sweat Equity]

I saw where Bill Gates also believes in nuclear, and is working on a design for a safer nuclear plant.

The outliers aside, they are pretty damn safe.

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

I just can't get warm in the house. Dang, it's cold.

 

[kaiser soze]

Six of our eight wind farms are offline due to temps. Gonna see rolling outages sooner than expected.

So who winds up footing the bill for the absence of expected or planned generation?

Are wind operators required to generate at certain times since they can't control wind timing?

 

[Sweat Equity]

So who winds up footing the bill for the absence of expected or planned generation?

Are wind operators required to generate at certain times since they can't control wind timing?

In this case, it is an Act of God and the biz interruption insurance kicks in.

 

[kaiser soze]

In this case, it is an Act of God and the biz interruption insurance kicks in.

so some reinsurer and griddy's customer base ...

 

[More Frogs the Better]

I guess some people will be getting "green jobs" deicing wind turbines. Hopefully, that will buy them some time to learn to code before global warming eliminates the need for those jobs.

 

[Chongo94]

Watched a guy drive down the street in this mess about an hour ago at midnight. Unreal.

 

[jack the frog]

The outliers aside, they are pretty damn safe.

It will almost certainly have to be part of the answer if some of the more optimistic fossil fuel free energy dreams have a snowballs chance unless quantum leaps in electricity storage are made over the next decade.

 

[jack the frog]

6 degrees in Midland. Seems to be rolling blackouts here to the tune of 10 minutes per hour or so. About all of our homeless are in shelters we think and a bunch of good people have been working for a couple of days to try to get some shelter for the jillion stray dogs and cats we usually have roaming the streets in this town. Strays locked in bathrooms, whatever it takes. Working the phones with police from here but we might have a wipeout. Too many dumbasses out there. Sorry to gripe.

 

[Showtime Joe 2.0]

I've already experienced two rolling blackouts in Hurst. Oncor says to expect more 15-45 minute blackouts.

 

[Paul in uhh]

Can confirm the blackout during a whiteout

 

[geezer]

I could be wrong (I often am) but I thought it was spelled Hoopdies.

You be wrong...

hooptie
[ˈho͞optē]
NOUN
hoopties (plural noun)

1. a car, especially an old or dilapidated one.

hoopties - Bing

"Hoopdies" appears to be a single used car dealership in Philly

HOOPDIES AUTO SALES - Home | Facebook

hoopdies cars - Bing

 

[HFrog1999]

We are on our second blackout

Edit: Power Back Up (for now)

 

[flyfishingfrog]

I guess some people will be getting "green jobs" deicing wind turbines. Hopefully, that will buy them some time to learn to code before global warming eliminates the need for those jobs.

the best is how they "deice" a green energy wind turbine....by using a fossil fuel burning helicopter that burns gallons a minute while spraying a toxic mix of petrochemicals on the blades....

 

[jake102]

Power been out since 4:30 in the Woodlands

4” snow on ground

 

[flyfishingfrog]

It will almost certainly have to be part of the answer if some of the more optimistic fossil fuel free energy dreams have a snowballs chance unless quantum leaps in electricity storage are made over the next decade.

going to have to learn to make batteries from the acidic levels in "dirt" if we really expect energy storage capacity from batteries to ever be truly viable as a way to smooth the curve....

Current battery technology is not going to be able to meet the demand of all these car manufacturers who say they will have an all electric fleet by 2030 due to raw material availability, much less be able to store power for our homes or businesses

 

[HFrog1999]

Power been out since 4:30 in the Woodlands

4” snow on ground

We’re now on our third outage

They aren’t leaving the power on long enough for the house to heat back up

We’re down to 60 inside and I have a fire going