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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 14, '24 10:46pm

No. Ercot must fix this. They won't as long as we keep letting them do this to us.

Here's the link to Ercot's supply and demand grid, for those who want to keep tabs.
www.ercot.com/gridmk tinfo/dashboards

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 6:11am

To hell with Ercot. I still say the dumbest thing ever is for Texas to have a separate grid from the rest of the nation. This is far right conservatism on steroids. So, like last time if we needed emergency power from others, we'll have some serious issues. Just stupid!

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 6:26am

Message from ERCOT/Centerpoint...ðŸ«¨

@TheStig : Awake and thankful that I have light, heat and internet....for now.

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 7:32am

What is Ercot hiding? Their current grid conditions grid now begins with tomorrow's date. It's not showing today, the current conditions, at all. It has ALWAYS started with the current conditions....always.....and it did last night. The second chart does show current time and we're in the yellow already.

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 7:33am

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Damn wind and solar generation is the problem.

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 7:39am

@rocket :
My nerd accountant daughter who now lives in Houston. She said all of that was because of Enron. She is a libertarian and thinks it is total stupidity.

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 7:40am

@Sammee :
Last night I saw Dallas was without electricity. My heat stays on 65Â°. Doesn't run all the time, but it's been running more nightly.

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 7:42am

rocket : My nerd accountant daughter who now lives in Houston. She said all of that was because of Enron. She is a libertarian and thinks it is total stupidity.

@RajunCajun : Enron, the company that failed?

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 7:46am

RajunCajun : Enron, the company that failed?

@eighteen : yep. She said that's how texas having their own power grid got started. I tend to believe her because she's a walking encyclopedia.

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 7:49am

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@eighteen :
Yikes. Do you know if it was it due to the grid being overloaded, or wind or ice breaking the lines? I found their outage map. They don't have many out now, thank goodness.

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 8:01am

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eighteen : yep. She said that's how texas having their own power grid got started. I tend to believe her because she's a walking encyclopedia.

@RajunCajun :

Enron may very well have played a part. But according to this article the major reason why it was done is to avoid federal regulation. Separatist nonsense. And once again, stupidity.

www.texastribune.org /2011/02/08/texplain er-why-does-texas-ha ve-its-own-powe

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 8:02am

eighteen : yep. She said that's how texas having their own power grid got started. I tend to believe her because she's a walking encyclopedia.

@RajunCajun : Love "walking encyclopedia"!!

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 8:12am

What is Ercot hiding? Their current grid conditions grid now begins with tomorrow's date. It's not showing today, the current conditions, at all. It has ALWAYS started with the current conditions....always.....and it did last night. The second chart does show current time and we're in the yellow already.

@Sammee : um, click "current conditions".

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 8:14am

Damn wind and solar generation is the problem.

@Sammee : it's actually not, it's keeping the lights on without doubling your bill.

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~ 1 year, 3 mos ago Jan 15, '24 8:16am

Sammee : it's actually not, it's keeping the lights on without doubling your bill.

@ParksideRes : Yes, yes it is the problem today and tomorrow.

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