The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power to more than 26 million Texas customers

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) ^ | 2-18-21 | ERCOT

[Texas Fossil]

Agree

[Texas Fossil]

It was computer controlled. It allowed electricity in areas designated “essential”.

Like the Covid19 crap.

Dictators are Dictators no matter what they call themselves.

[Texas Fossil]

Total Insanity!

[Texas Fossil]

YEP

[Texas Fossil]

I had friends in NM who lived in tiny homes. Yes, space does make a big difference.

[Rusty0604]

Thanks for sharing. I never did lose electricity, maybe I live close to HEB and walgreens. Walgreens closed since the 14th, and I made it to HEB yesterday, they were completely out of fresh meat, cheese and dairy products, hardly any produce and no water. Good thing I didn’t need water. I hope they get supplies in soon, people get irate when their hungry.

Supposed to get over 40° tomorrow!

[Rusty0604]

Sounds like the names the democrats give their legislation.

[Rusty0604]

I didn’t know you live in Texas. Hope your pipes are ok.

[Rusty0604]

Texas doesn’t want federal government regulations so I don’t believe they would ask for any.

[Texas Fossil]

They are a bunch of Wacko Greenie Regulators, Look at this, you simply cannot make up this crap:

http://www.ercot.com/about/governance/directors

Board of Directors

Chair

• Sally Talberg - Unaffiliated

Vice Chair

• Peter Cramton - Unaffiliated

Board Members

• Vanessa Anesetti-Parra - Independent Retail Electric Provider Segment
• Terry Bulger - Unaffiliated
• Mark Carpenter - Investor-Owned Utility Segment
• Lori Cobos - Consumer – Residential Segment – Ex Officio
• Keith Emery - Independent Power Marketer Segment
• Nick Fehrenbach - Consumer – Commercial Segment
• Kevin Gresham - Independent Generator Segment
• Sam Harper - Consumer – Industrial Segment
• Raymond Hepper - Unaffiliated
• Clifton Karnei - Cooperative Segment
• Jacqueline A. Sargent, M.S., P.E. - Municipal Segment
• DeAnn T. Walker - PUCT Chairman – Non-Voting – Ex Officio
• Vacant - Unaffiliated

Segment Alternates

• Kevin Bunch - Independent Power Marketer Segment
• Mike Kezar - Cooperative Segment
• Glen Lyons - Consumer – Industrial Segment
• Randal Miller - Independent Retail Electric Provider Segment
• Jennifer Richie - Consumer – Commercial Segment
• Steven Schleimer - Independent Generator Segment
• Wade Smith - Investor-Owned Utility Segment
• Ian Taylor - Municipal Segment

[Texas Fossil]

From same page at the bottom of page. This is about the stupid carbon credit scam. Non oil producing nations and states want the oil producing states to pay for their fuel. Pure and simple scam. Globalist Greenie BS!

Other ERCOT Sites

• ERCOT Market Information List
• FlighTrak Application
• Learning Management System
• MarkeTrak Application
• Market Information System
• Renewable Energy Credits
• Resource Integration & Ongoing Operations – Resource Services

[tbw2]

It isn’t their first “test of the system”.

We went through the exact same thing in 2011 with a deep freeze and extended blackouts. And they never ensured that the infrastructure we needed to meet the demands of 200,000 people a year moving to north Texas got built.

Instead, they built expensive windmills that freeze up when it is freezing and have extensive conservation ad campaigns ... while refusing to expand the nuclear plant in east Texas or build more natural gas plants though we produce natural gas in DFW.

[tbw2]

A Texas heat wave in August 2019 provides a good example of how renewables can distort electricity grid operations. In the prior ten years, wind capacity had grown from 10% to 26% of capacity in the Texas power market (ERCOT).[x] The low marginal cost of subsidized wind power depressed market prices for electricity to the point where over 5,000 MW of conventional generation chose to retire in 2018 rather than continue losing money. With electricity demand reaching record levels, these retirements combined with an unpredicted drop in wind generation to force ERCOT to enact emergency procedures to avoid blackouts. Although blackouts were avoided, electricity prices that were under $20 per MWh in the morning of August 13, 2019 rose to $9,000 per MWh in the afternoon.[xi]

It’s Time to End Subsidies for Renewable Energy
https://www.americaspower.org/its-time-to-end-subsidies-for-renewable-energy/

[Rusty0604]

Sorry to hear you all are having so many problems. Hospital not being friendly.

[Rusty0604]

wipe the board (of directors) clean and put in people with no climate change agenda.

My post on another thread:

I’m sure any help Beto is offering involves the the federal government. NO THANKS.

Those watching on the left may see the situation in Texas as an opportunity to expand their top-down, radical proposals. Two phrases come to mind: don’t mess with Texas, and don’t let a crisis go to waste.

“Texans would be without electricity for longer than three days to keep the federal government out of their business,” Gov. Perry said, partly rhetorically. “Try not to let whatever the crisis of the day is take your eye off of having a resilient grid that keeps America safe personally, economically, and strategically.”

https://www.republicanleader.gov/whats-up-in-texas/

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3935820/posts?page=163#163

[Texas Fossil]

The Big Green Lie must be slain.

It has nothing to do with science it is ALL LIES and BS!

[Texas Fossil]

Let them stay up North. Let them freeze instead of doing this to US.

[eartick]

The problem resides as always in DC and the Effin bureaucrats running things.

To stay within total emissions Texas only runs its power plants at 60% load. When more power demand is needed, Texas ( like all other states) must receive “ mother may I “ permission from DC to ramp up the generators. Of course, Mordour on the Patomac drug it’s feet and before we knew it power was going down.

Texans it is time to go our separate ways with DC and the 2.5 million unelected bueracracy. Support #TEXIT and HB1359 to let Texans vote.

Texas First. Texan Always

[Texas Fossil]

I’m not there yet. But I am forever with liberty and freedom, whatever it takes.

[Texas Fossil]

My dad’s grandfather was born in the Republic of Texas.

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This is where they will bury me.