I could see that, takes more heat to bring the water to steam On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 10:55 AM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I personally don't understand how cold weather can affect a gas or coal > fired power plant, but apparently it's an issue. Maybe not the turbines, > but something with the cold water intake freezing up? > > That is pure speculation. I don't really know. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 2/16/2021 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> 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 >> >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> 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 >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >> >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Jaime Solorza" <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >> <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >> *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> >> <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Sent: *Monday, February 15, 2021 6:38:32 PM >> *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. >> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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