As Texas loses power in brutal winter storms (again), the case for a connected US power grid couldn't be more clear. (From 2021)
be suffering an extreme cold snap. Even then, Texas could draw maybe 1 gigawatt of power from the Eastern Interconnection on a good day. For perspective, the state’s entire grid uses 60 gigawatts.
To get the Western, Eastern, and Texas Interconnections to talk to one another, they have to do so at the same speed. Electrical stations along their borders are indeed equipped to do this to exchange power across the interconnections, but “they're very small and insignificant in the grand scheme of things,” says Dagle. “They're really there for the economic value of the local utilities, being able to buy and sell power across that interface.
This dearth of power coincided with extra-high demand for it. In the extreme cold, everyone needed to heat their homes, drawing electricity for powering space heaters or natural gas for central heat systems. Also, on the days the sun isn’t shining in the Southwest, those states could import wind power from Texas or the Midwest. If the wind refuses to blow in the Midwest, those states could import solar power from the Southwest or Texas. Ironically enough, Texas—the utility outlaw—could be a uniting force between all these regions.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
LISTEN: Brady’s exit, Cowboys gobbledygook, Luka’s motivation and Texas Tech’s thing with TexasA new episode of our ‘SportsDay Insider’ podcast is out! Join us as we discuss Tom Brady’s impact on quarterbacks, including Dak, Luka’s third All-Star bout and Chris Beard’s return to Texas Tech. Link:
Read more »
Texas prison inmates killed: US federal prisons on nationwide lockdownThe federal prison system has been placed on a nationwide lockdown after two inmates were killed and two others were injured Monday during a gang altercation at a federal penitentiary in Texas.
Read more »
Texas Still Has the Third Highest Number of Confederate Memorials in U.S.in 2020, Texas tied for third place in the number of Confederate memorials removed. But it took home second place last year with 15 removals, with Virginia and Florida coming in first and third, respectively.
Read more »
US asks UN to meet on North Korea missile that can reach USThe United States is calling for the U.N. Security Council to meet Thursday on North Korea’s most recent test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching Guam.
Read more »
ERCOT Says Texas Power Grid Is Ready; Concern Is Ice On Power Lines And TreesERCOT says demand could hit a peak of just under 72,000 megawatts this week, which would set a winter record.
Read more »
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he can't guarantee power one year after freezeThe National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings heeding against icy conditions in multiple Texas counties.
Read more »