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Daniel Cohan

cohan_ds

So many of the misleading narratives about the #TexasBlackout are missing a fundamental understanding of our electric power supply, and its mutual vulnerabilities with our gas systems. We're facing an

Mikey Kay

MikeyKayNYC

Abbott is pushing a lie to protect incompetence. There is no Federal oversight of the Texas Grid, ergo fewer regulations (sound familiar) - so point one: state legislature needs reform.

Benji Backer

BenjiBacker

A common question being asked this week: is wind energy to blame for the energy crisis in Texas? The answer is no. People are simply dunking on wind energy to

Jennifer Hefty

jenniferhefty

What is happening in Texas right now is stunning. Roughly a quarter of the state was without power today amid freezing temps. No power means no heat for many families.

TeJay is Drawing

TeJay_the_Mad

So, I've answered a few questions about the #poweroutage situation here in #Texas due to the #winterstorm2021Welcome to my explainer of why some people have power, and others don't. Power

Liam Kent 🦞

l___kent

(THREAD) As a Power Engineering student, I am appalled at what is happening right now with the #TexasPowerGrid. This is, quite literally, a catastrophic failure at ever single level—an Ice

Awais Azhar

Awais_CRP

Lets be clear on what’s happening here: in the middle of severe snow storms & power outages Texas Republican officials are making a move to bolster the oil/gas industry and

(((Alex Gilbert)))

gilbeaq

1. Extreme winter weather is causing rolling blackouts in Texas which may continue through Monday and potentially Tuesday. @ERCOT_ISO declared an EEA 3. This is a very dangerous grid event,

Joshua D. Rhodes

joshdr83

ERCOT, the Q&A thread [so far].Q: What is going on?A: The current weather event in Texas is beyond anything that we have experienced in modern memory. I don’t recall another

Adam Roach

adambroach

1/26 I’ve seen a lot of confusion over what’s going on in Texas regarding the blackouts we’re having. Unlike normal winter storm blackouts, the vast majority of what’s causing power

Mark Sumner

Devilstower

Wind power isn't failing in Texas. In fact, it may be the only part of the system still working BETTER than designed. Let's take a look at why the Lone

Adam Best

adamcbest

Texas hates the federal government so much it has its own outdated power grid. No other state in the country has been quite this stubborn, stupid and self-destructive about energy

Adam Klasfeld

KlasfeldReports

According to this website, it's steadily restoring now back to ~515,000—and anecdotally, I'm back in power and will be reporting again today. https://poweroutage.us/area/state/texas https://twitter.com/edlavaCNN/status/13623928144

Brian Rounds

iambeeper

A lot of hot takes on the power outages the last few days—it’s become a Rorschach test that fits perfectly into your previously held beliefs on energy policy. So whose

Doctor Historianess

historianess

A thread about electricity deregulation and infrastructure in Texas: 1/ Dereg has been a thing there since we moved to Austin in the late 1980s. A constant push for lower

Tony Dutzik

FrontierTony

For those who might be new to energy policy, I want to take a sec to explain why this tweet is so profoundly misleading. With a detour into renewables and

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