Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

Tue Feb 16 22:46:41 UTC 2021

On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 8:18 PM Robert Jacobs <rjacobs at pslightwave.com>
wrote:

> How about letting us Texans have more natural gas power plants or even let
> the gas be delivered to the plants we have so they can provide more power
> in an emergency. Did not help that 20% of our power is now wind which of
> course in an ice storm like we are having is shut off... Lots of issues and
> plenty of politics involved here..
>

CNN reports that some natural gas and oil plants as well as one nuclear
plant have gone offline because the water source they depend on froze.

"Natural gas and coal-fired power plants need water to stay online. Yet
those water facilities froze in the cold temperatures"

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/16/business/texas-power-energy-nightmare/index.html

Regards,
Bill Herrin

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William Herrin
bill at herrin.us
<https://bill.herrin.us/>
https://bill.herrin.us/
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