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Extinct pachyderm is a nice touch
I read about the idea years ago when Angel thought it up, he revolutionized telescope mirror making by developing spin casting, the glass was melted in a spinning furnace and as the glass cooled, it was at close to the correct concave shape because of centrifugal forces. This greatly reduced the expense, cooling time and grinding required to make large telescope mirrors.
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ERCOT seems to be a misnomer...a more accurate acronym might be eucot or electric unreliability council of texas...their motto could be "killing the elderly and the poor, so you don't have to."Maybe they can wish for snow.
Texas grid operator calls on users to conserve power amid heatwave
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the Lone Star State’s self-contained power grid, called on residents to voluntarily conserve power amid a heat wave Monday.
In an advisory Sunday, ERCOT appealed to residents and businesses to conserve power between 2 and 8 p.m. Monday. The operator warned of shortages in reserve power capacity during the same period, but said it did not expect any system-wide outages.
ERCOT is projecting a total of more than 79 gigawatts’ worth of demand over the course of the day, a new record. Compounding the demand, low winds are likely to place further strain on the grid, with wind power generation at less than 10 percent of capacity. Solar power, meanwhile, is far closer to full capacity, at 81 percent, according to ERCOT.
Meanwhile, parts of the state saw average temperatures of 110 to 114 degrees as much of the southern U.S. has seen the impact of a “heat dome” in recent days. This has been acutely felt in South Central Texas. The National Weather Service projected “dangerous heat” in the Austin/San Antonio region over the course of the day, appealing to locals to regularly check in on elderly family members and neighbors.
The advisory from ERCOT comes two months after the grid operator called on customers to conserve power over the weekend of May 13-15. Six power plants unexpectedly went down that Friday in the state, causing the loss of some 2.9 megawatts of power.
The challenges of a self-contained grid made national headlines in early 2021, when extreme winter weather knocked out the ERCOT grid. Grid operators have said the grid has made necessary adjustments since then, but former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D), who is challenging Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in November, has repeatedly raised the grid’s preparedness as an issue on the campaign trail.
Texas grid operator calls on users to conserve power amid heatwave
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the Lone Star State’s self-contained power grid, called on residents to voluntarily conserve power amid a heat wave Monday. I…
Now if it were a democratic government in Texas, republicans would all be running their AC at full blast and turn every light on in their houses. They would try to bring down the grid in order to make the democrats look bad, even if it killed them or thousands. Chaos and disfunction are the name of game and only they can fix it.Maybe they can wish for snow.
Texas grid operator calls on users to conserve power amid heatwave
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the Lone Star State’s self-contained power grid, called on residents to voluntarily conserve power amid a heat wave Monday.
In an advisory Sunday, ERCOT appealed to residents and businesses to conserve power between 2 and 8 p.m. Monday. The operator warned of shortages in reserve power capacity during the same period, but said it did not expect any system-wide outages.
ERCOT is projecting a total of more than 79 gigawatts’ worth of demand over the course of the day, a new record. Compounding the demand, low winds are likely to place further strain on the grid, with wind power generation at less than 10 percent of capacity. Solar power, meanwhile, is far closer to full capacity, at 81 percent, according to ERCOT.
Meanwhile, parts of the state saw average temperatures of 110 to 114 degrees as much of the southern U.S. has seen the impact of a “heat dome” in recent days. This has been acutely felt in South Central Texas. The National Weather Service projected “dangerous heat” in the Austin/San Antonio region over the course of the day, appealing to locals to regularly check in on elderly family members and neighbors.
The advisory from ERCOT comes two months after the grid operator called on customers to conserve power over the weekend of May 13-15. Six power plants unexpectedly went down that Friday in the state, causing the loss of some 2.9 megawatts of power.
The challenges of a self-contained grid made national headlines in early 2021, when extreme winter weather knocked out the ERCOT grid. Grid operators have said the grid has made necessary adjustments since then, but former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D), who is challenging Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in November, has repeatedly raised the grid’s preparedness as an issue on the campaign trail.
Texas grid operator calls on users to conserve power amid heatwave
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the Lone Star State’s self-contained power grid, called on residents to voluntarily conserve power amid a heat wave Monday. I…
Yep, regulatory agencies don't make laws, they enforce them. Now you're getting it.
It won't change very many republican's minds, they are part of a suicide cult, covid proved that. They would rather drink bottled water and shit in a hole in their backyard while living in the dark, than have responsible democratic government. I mean who needs electricity and public utilities like water and sewer, the brown people and liberals might git some then!Ercot sucks ass..106 to 108 and they want us to conserve..there ya go ercot
The people get the government they deserve, there's a lot of truth to that old saying.
But they flesh out laws. The world is complex and to get stuff done you can not have every little detail stuck in a law. There is only so much time for legislators to debate and pass laws.
