Friday, February 4, 2011

Thanks Greenies

A quick follow-up to a recent post about the rolling brownouts we've been subjected to over the last few days (my power went out at least six times last night).

Loss of wind causes Texas power grid emergency (thanks to Mostly Cajun for the link)
A drop in wind generation late on Tuesday, coupled with colder weather, triggered an electric emergency that caused the Texas grid operator to cut service...
In related news, solar power decreases dramatically at night and on cloudy days...

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