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re: Entergy Says to Conserve Power Due to Increased Electricity Use
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:56 pm to Bob Sacamano
Posted on 12/23/22 at 10:56 pm to Bob Sacamano
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Way way more pull on the system than expected.
Did they learn anything from last year? It wasn’t even close to as cold this go around
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Posted on 12/24/22 at 8:04 am to Turnblad85
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resistance heating uses hella electricity. People are also trying to bring the temp difference from 25 to 70 vs in summer trying to bring temp down from 95 to 70.
My usage as your evidence:
Not looking forward to February’s bill. Luckily, I am on levelized billing that will take the sting out. But 300 dollars a month for utilities year round is asinine.
This post was edited on 12/24/22 at 8:06 am
Posted on 12/24/22 at 8:57 am to Tarps99
Just turned the heat higher. Most of the lights are on in the house too. Oh well.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 9:10 am to Tarps99
i thought this only happened in Texas? 
Posted on 12/24/22 at 9:16 am to Tarps99
Another utility supplies our electricity and I’m so grateful for that. Electricity prices are still high, but at least I have reliable power and I don’t get all these insane fees tacked on by Entergy.
Entergy is a horrible company. The less I have to interact with them, the better.
Entergy is a horrible company. The less I have to interact with them, the better.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 9:17 am to Klark Kent
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thought this only happened in Texas?
Oh no Entergy sucks everywhere. Doesn’t matter which state.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 9:24 am to Tarps99
If they can’t make enough electricity, perhaps they should consider means to generate more. That’s their job. It was 17 degrees at my house yesterday. That’s somewhat rare, but it has happened before and does happen occasionally all over this area.
So Entergy can go frick themselves. This is a scenario that they should be prepared for. Maybe for once they should focus on their own grid instead or lobbying politicians and inventing new bullshite fees to charge customers.
So Entergy can go frick themselves. This is a scenario that they should be prepared for. Maybe for once they should focus on their own grid instead or lobbying politicians and inventing new bullshite fees to charge customers.
This post was edited on 12/24/22 at 9:25 am
Posted on 12/24/22 at 9:29 am to member12
They keep charging us more and the service gets worse
Posted on 12/24/22 at 9:43 am to Tarps99
Washington St Tammany has blackouts going along highway 41 from highway 36 creeping north.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 9:46 am to dewster
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Oh no Entergy sucks everywhere.
No doubt, but much of what happened during the Texas freeze fiasco was with another company.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 9:47 am to WaWaWeeWa
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They keep charging us more and the service gets worse
Very concise summary of the monopolistic utility business model.
There's essentially zero incentive to do anything beyond the minimum and utilities are rivaled only by the government for their inefficiency and laziness. I've worked with a dozen of them and they're all basically like the DMV.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 9:47 am to notiger1997
I’m curious if usage increases alot more once power comes back on
What I mean, ok. Power goes out. Gets colder in your house, the minute it comes back and everyone cranks up their heaters to try to get it back to the temp before the outage this increasing energy usage
What I mean, ok. Power goes out. Gets colder in your house, the minute it comes back and everyone cranks up their heaters to try to get it back to the temp before the outage this increasing energy usage
This post was edited on 12/24/22 at 9:48 am
Posted on 12/24/22 at 9:50 am to Lawyered
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What I mean, ok. Power goes out. Gets colder in your house, the minute it comes back and everyone cranks up their heaters to try to get it back to the temp before the outage
Correct. In the 2021 hard freeze, the distribution network in Texas couldn’t handle all the heaters (all-electric, no gas) turning on nearly simultaneously and it continually tripped offline.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 9:51 am to Klark Kent
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Klark Kent
Louisiana bros are big mad that ERCOT came through on this one.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 9:57 am to jclem11
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Louisiana bros are big mad that ERCOT came through on this one.
If Entergy built a what-if distribution system for every potential problem, the utility bills would be $10K per month for everyone.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 10:06 am to armsdealer
Exactly, arms dealer, running the alternate cords from a generator for 15 or30 minutes and then un running them. I guess the power companies have big arse alternative generators.
And we are told by TVA not to call our power providers to see if its a short black our or a long one.
Hate them with a freezing passion
And we are told by TVA not to call our power providers to see if its a short black our or a long one.
Hate them with a freezing passion
Posted on 12/24/22 at 10:10 am to Lawyered
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What I mean, ok. Power goes out. Gets colder in your house, the minute it comes back and everyone cranks up their heaters to try to get it back to the temp before the outage this increasing energy usage
Yes and no. People do individually start to use more, but while there’s a surge it’s not massive because they aren’t turning everyone back on at the same time.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 10:13 am to jclem11
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Louisiana bros are big mad that ERCOT came through on this one.
yup
every time the electricty blinks in Texas, a Louisiana poster makes an OT thread. “muh, solar power”
Posted on 12/24/22 at 10:13 am to Tarps99
Any Tx bass seeing this issue? It seems like I am seeing issues all over but not in Tx this winter.
I’m not a grid expert, but is it because areas usually share power across the areas with higher need, but right now there isn’t an area with power to share because the cold is dipping so far south?
I’m not a grid expert, but is it because areas usually share power across the areas with higher need, but right now there isn’t an area with power to share because the cold is dipping so far south?
Posted on 12/24/22 at 10:14 am to billjamin
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Very concise summary of the monopolistic utility business model.
This is why decentralized power generation/storage interests me greatly. Be it solar panel roof tiles and Tesla batteries or some alternative, I think being able to operate your home when the public grid is at capacity and even being laid to give energy back to the grid sounds wonderful.
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