re: The Texas power grid crashed because wind farms have failed completely

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23% of the generation is now useless, people are dying. SAD

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This has to be the most absurd take I’ve seen on a board rife with delusional takes on what is occurring in Texas with regard to the current power generation dilemma.

- Only 7% of ERCOT’s forecasted winter capacity was due to be supplied by wind resources in the first place.

- Wind turbines are typically at their lowest capacity during these months so the 23% (total wind energy as a percent of overall yearly production category) you are speaking of doesn’t even apply in the current situation because most of that forecasted wind generation happens outside the winter months.

- Also, keep in mind that wind turbines aren’t unique to Texas and are proven to work across places all over the globe at temperatures at or below what Texas is experiencing for months. The difference is most of the the turbines used in other places have cold weather packages that allow them to run typically down to temps of -20 degrees or so. Iowa gets 36% of it’s total yearly energy from wind.

- The lack of production of natural gas has been the biggest driver of what is occurring and it has little to do with wind energy. These natural gas plants simply can’t get enough fuel to properly operate due to the harsh weather conditions.

I get that we all have our views on energy and those typically vary by party affiliation, but let’s not continue to be willfully ignorant to the actual facts just to prove our points.