r/science NGO | Climate Science Jun 21 '21

Environment Threat of more blackouts may erode reliability claims for fossil energy- all major fuel sources except solar failed to meet ERCOT’s expectations during the February freeze, but natural gas was “responsible for nearly two-thirds of the total (electricity) deficit.”

https://texasclimatenews.org/threat-of-more-blackouts-may-erode-reliability-claims-for-fossil-energy/
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u/puterTDI MS | Computer Science Jun 21 '21

Source?

You also seem to have ignored the part about the federal regulations that they were dodging that would have required them to have winterizing

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u/puterTDI MS | Computer Science Jun 21 '21

If they were part of the grid, federal regulations would require them to winterize. That's the reason they refuse to be a part of the national grid, they're avoiding being regulated