Quote (EndlessSky @ Feb 22 2021 01:48pm)
Day traders that dont understand thermodynamics should shut the fuck up about power infrastructure.
If 100% of power was traditional this would have been significantly mitigated.
Half the problem was bad infrastructure across the board. The other half is the fact that green energy is not dispensable.
Oh buzz off
Brief google search indicated failing to weatherproof the infra is the source of the power outtage. Why do you bend over backwards trying to blame green energy sources for it in a failed attempt to own the libs?
In fact, what happened this week in Texas was "unfortunate, but not unforeseen," said Francis Bradley, president and CEO of the Canadian Electricity Association, which represents electricity utilities and companies across Canada.
He said a review following a previous extreme freeze in 2014 identified the problems that devastated the state this week and recommended steps such as winterizing generating plants. But upgrades take time.
The problem wasn't just lack of time, but the fact Texas is a fully deregulated electricity market that doesn't necessarily have the same central long-term planning authorities that exist in Canada, Bradley said.
"The market signals don't necessarily move in the right direction to facilitate these kinds of long-term investments that are required."
Tom Seng, director of the School of Energy Economics, Policy and Commerce at the University of Tulsa, summed up the utilities' perspective in that context: "Up until now, it's been an issue of, 'Well, we don't think that's worth it to ratepayers for what might be a very infrequent weather event.'"