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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3575168" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Yes, but they had to use fossil fuels to keep the vehicle batteries charged. I was there in the RV. We had to use our F-250 to keep batteries in the RV charged by idling the truck and using jumper cables. </p><p>Fuel stations ran out of fuel because there was no electricity to run pumps to fill tankers, propane companies couldn't fill bottles because there was no electric to run the fill pumps. </p><p>The entire reason for the Tx electric shutdown is because it was a natural disaster by the cold weather that affected the power plants, solar panels and wind farms. </p><p>None of which were hardened for that type of low temperatures. </p><p>It was a historically low temperature that had never been seen before. (where was global warming when you need it?)</p><p>When I worked an Oklahoma coal fired power plant for many years, our instruments that sent data to the control room and the logic room where all the computers were was housed in instrument houses out on the structure with heaters inside to keep them from freezing up. </p><p>Texas had none of that on any of their systems. </p><p>All instruments were outside with zero protection from the elements. </p><p>When one pressure or temperature transmitter freezes up, the control system analyzes that data, checks with the backup instruments, and if necessary shuts the entire system down with a "trip", that takes the unit offline and out of the grid. </p><p>That is what took the independent power system out of service during that cold spell. </p><p>Tx is currently ordering the power companies to harden their cold weather capability's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3575168, member: 5412"] Yes, but they had to use fossil fuels to keep the vehicle batteries charged. I was there in the RV. We had to use our F-250 to keep batteries in the RV charged by idling the truck and using jumper cables. Fuel stations ran out of fuel because there was no electricity to run pumps to fill tankers, propane companies couldn't fill bottles because there was no electric to run the fill pumps. The entire reason for the Tx electric shutdown is because it was a natural disaster by the cold weather that affected the power plants, solar panels and wind farms. None of which were hardened for that type of low temperatures. It was a historically low temperature that had never been seen before. (where was global warming when you need it?) When I worked an Oklahoma coal fired power plant for many years, our instruments that sent data to the control room and the logic room where all the computers were was housed in instrument houses out on the structure with heaters inside to keep them from freezing up. Texas had none of that on any of their systems. All instruments were outside with zero protection from the elements. When one pressure or temperature transmitter freezes up, the control system analyzes that data, checks with the backup instruments, and if necessary shuts the entire system down with a "trip", that takes the unit offline and out of the grid. That is what took the independent power system out of service during that cold spell. Tx is currently ordering the power companies to harden their cold weather capability's. [/QUOTE]
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