Freezing rain can ice up the blades.   Just like aircraft wings, iced up blades don't provide lift and, if they do, it can be turbulent, going in and out of stalled conditions, which can break the blades, bearings, etc.   So shut down until above freezing conditions shed the ice.

On 2/16/21 8:38 AM, Steve Jones wrote:
so, are the turbines actually frozen, like iced over and cant break loose, or is the lubricant frozen? I dont understand how something with that much mechanical force can be frozen. Here i think the cutoff is 20-25mph in winds IIRC, is it too windy for them to run?

On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 10:28 AM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com <mailto:part15...@gmail.com>> wrote:

    Some of the explanation. Gas and coal plants have never been
    updated to handle periods of cold, so until they are updated, this
    will continue to happen.


    
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/dallas-texas-electrical-power-outage-ercot-failures/287-50797307-0afe-43eb-8175-b78e7e4fc13a
    
<https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/dallas-texas-electrical-power-outage-ercot-failures/287-50797307-0afe-43eb-8175-b78e7e4fc13a>


    bp
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    On 2/16/2021 8:13 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
    
https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/09/f33/TX_Energy%20Sector%20Risk%20Profile.pdf
    
<https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/09/f33/TX_Energy%20Sector%20Risk%20Profile.pdf>


    That'll show the major transmission lines and how they do or
    don't interconnect.

    The EIA also has an interactive map that lets you zoom in.

    It also seems like Texas may need more than two nuclear plants.



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    *Subject: *[AFMUG] Power outages

    El Paso Electric which serves our area and Southern New Mexico is
    not part of the other Texas utilities experiencing rolling power
    outages.  Back in 2011 we had power outages and water pipe
    damage.  Both utilities took steps to prove systems with
    anti-freeze technology and all types of sensors.
    We installed several sensors and links for many of these projects
    years ago.
    As of 6:00pm today only 3,000 customers lost power for five minutes.
    Hope you guys are safe.



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