Texas is having a record heat wave and their power companies can not keep up with demand.
Just like in the winter when they had record cold and could not keep up with demand.
The point was that last year Ted Cruze made fun of CA when they had the same issue. Now that TX is having the same issue he is silent. At least CA can buy energy from other states. I think that since TX has basically cut it self off from the rest of the US grid they are not able to.
Otherwise explain what I have wrong and what is really going on?
Exactly as I suspected, a raft of talking points that fit the demanded narrative. If it wasn’t for half truths, you’d have no truth at all. You gotta stop depending on CNN for information, bro.
Texas is the #1 electric power generator in the US, generating more than double the electricity than the second place state. CNN will likely prefer you didn’t know that.
Over 25% of Texas power comes from “renewable” energy, mostly wind power. If Texas was a nation, it would be the #6 generator of wind power in the world. Also something CNN would prefer you remain ignorant of.
The talking point you’re blindly regurgitating, that Texas cannot simply keep up with demand due to weather, is a half truth.
First, let’s talk about demand. Why is ot growing so rapidly? It’s mostly due to the insane number of people fleeing to Texas as they escape their blue state sh1tholes. Where I currently live, over 120 people a day move here and this has been going on for years. My city is not even the primary destination for blue state refugees. The demand is not coming from just weather, it’s the ongoing , unprecedented, and continuous influx of those escaping blue states.
Second, power generation. Texas made a mistake investing in renewable energy like wind. We are relying on it to pick up the slack from thermal generation but you know what’s happening right now? Of course you don’t, CNN isn’t gonna tell you.
The wind is not blowing. It’s exactly what critics of wind power warned about, no wind, no power.
Combine those two things, and you get what we got. If the wind was blowing as hoped, there would be no problem. We could meet the demands all the refugees are placing on us. But, no wind so here we are.
Texas should noy buy one single additional windmill. Ever. 100% nuclear from here on out would be the smart play.