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[foos]

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[foos]

Huh, and the forum converted it so you do not see the url....

 

[Cody]

Apparently the demand is higher than they forecasted and they let a lot of generation go offline for maintenance and repairs. Clearly the magic 8 ball they use for forecasting is broken and they need a new one.

Where’s the crowd fund for the new 8 ball?

 

[Cody]

Smaller grids also have less momentum and are less stable. When you run a tiny generator and kick something on that doubles the load you get that huge dip in output since the engine just does not have the momentum to carry on until gas increases. Larger generators and more connected the larger the spikes the grid can handle without big fluctuations.

I don't trust the for profit companies to fix the issues before the next storm so I ordered solar and tesla power walls. Once it is fully installed I plan on starting a thread to go over the process and share results and what have you for people. Figure a reefer in the same area sharing power generation and backup capabilities would be something people would want even if they are not interested in getting solar. Get some first hand data on what power generation someone here actually gets. Might do an off grid test or two in order to figure out tank backup time as well. Not the calculated backup time, but real life tested backup time.

I’m hoping to at least get my generator breaker add on installed before hurricane season. Then, it’s a tri-supply adapter, and a NG line ran near my generator shed that I’ll build. Problem is, it’s tough to find an electrician with the time and parts after this last storm. I need to look around more.

 

[frankc]

I thought all Texas counties are under ercot, they're providers atleast. Until someone builds their own grid

I used to think that, but after the storm I saw an article about it. Most of Texas is under Center Point and Ercot, but where I am is under Entergy and some multi-state grid (I forget the name) that I believe includes Louisiana and maybe some others.

 

[BigRick]

I used to think that, but after the storm I saw an article about it. Most of Texas is under Center Point and Ercot, but where I am is under Entergy and some multi-state grid (I forget the name) that I believe includes Louisiana and maybe some others.

Looks like you got tied into the east side.. curious did you loose power? I have Centerpoint and did a 3 year deal 2yrs ago with direct energy with some low fixed rates. So my bills are low.

 

[oguzman]

I didn't see any power loss in town. I'm curious if anyone on the forum has some insight into what's actually going on.

 

[Cody]

I didn't see any power loss in town. I'm curious if anyone on the forum has some insight into what's actually going on.

I got hale maybe 30 minutes ago. It only lasted for 5-10 minutes but some were marble sized.

 

[Erin]

I didn't see any power loss in town. I'm curious if anyone on the forum has some insight into what's actually going on.

Ercot pretty much retracted the "warning" the same day, something about their automatic alert system messing up...

 

[frankc]

Looks like you got tied into the east side.. curious did you loose power? I have Centerpoint and did a 3 year deal 2yrs ago with direct energy with some low fixed rates. So my bills are low.

I did not lose power yesterday. I lost power during the freeze, but only for about 14 hours. I lost power for 7 hours during Laura despite no damage here, so there can be a disadvantage to being tied to Louisiana.

 

[New HTXReef]

I know it won’t help but I have been traveling non-stop during the freeze and ever since. The weather in February did a ton of damage to the power plants in Texas and spring and fall are the times of the year where the plants come down for maintenance so we keep our AC and heaters running during higher demand time. It doesn’t surprise me they were warning of another outage. I have crews at multiple plants right now fixing damage and trying to get them back online. We are also on the tail end of COVID so getting the parts and materials is still a bit slow.

 

[BigRick]

I know it won’t help but I have been traveling non-stop during the freeze and ever since. The weather in February did a ton of damage to the power plants in Texas and spring and fall are the times of the year where the plants come down for maintenance so we keep our AC and heaters running during higher demand time. It doesn’t surprise me they were warning of another outage. I have crews at multiple plants right now fixing damage and trying to get them back online. We are also on the tail end of COVID so getting the parts and materials is still a bit slow.

Yup the freeze happened right in the middle of maintenance season which has put a backlog even further behind schedule...