Dallas News: Winter storm could bring rotating power outages to North Texas through TuesdayAs per last night, its not only Texas. The blue area is likely the worst 5 days of winter in the lifetime of anyone that has spent their life here and is highly unlikely to repeat itself to this extent in their lifetime pic.twitter.com/2FkhnGkRMT
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) February 14, 2021
The short, controlled outages will begin as early as Sunday night if demand outpaces supply.
Rolling power outages could sweep across the state through Tuesday if demand outpaces supply as expected because of the bitter cold.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state’s power grid, emphasized Texans should reduce energy consumption as temperatures dropped. The grid could reach unprecedented winter demands, said Dan Woodfin, ERCOT’s senior director of system operations.
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WNU Editor: The real shocker are sky-high energy prices that consumers are now facing .... Energy Trader: We've Officially Hit "Holy S*it Levels" (Zero Hedge).
Update: On a side note. Car manufacturers are heralding the day when only electric cars will be built .... General Motors to eliminate gasoline and diesel light-duty cars and SUVs by 2035 (Washington Post). But how can this happen when the existing energy grid cannot meet today's demand let alone the demand that millions of electric cars will need in the near future? Am I missing something?
