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Power Outages
In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 15 Feb 2021 20:23:03 -0500, Clare Snyder
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On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:03:33 -0500,
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On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:24:41 -0600, "Dean L. Hoffman"
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It isn't mentioned in this article but the wind generators
aren't working for what ever reason.
Texas is having blackouts.
https://newyorknewstimes.com/blackout-as-snow-ice-blanket-and-southern-plains-in-texas/114186/
There's an article in the Lincoln Journal-Star about some people in
Nebraska being subject to rolling blackouts.
To my knowledge, wind generators require a stable grid
in order to synchronize and generate into.
Also possible that ice build-up could be the culprit ?
John T.
All the turbines here in ontario have a "cold weather pack" that keeps
the generators from freezing up in ice storms etc. The Texans didn't
buy that option - - and the generators froze up
Sounds likely. They're cowboys, frontiersmen. They can get along
without electricity until it gets warmer. They can heat the yard by
burning cattle carcasses.
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