Nuclear power may be the solution to Texas’s electric grid woes
Nuclear power may be the solution to Texas’s electric grid woes
Ia Anstoot and Greg Abbott could not be more different from one another. Anstoot is an 18-year-old Swedish girl, an acolyte of Greta Thunberg, and a climate activist. Abbott is the conservative Republican governor of Texas.
During several days of the heat wave this summer ... ERCOT was obliged to request that Texans cut back on their use of electricity during the late afternoon and early evening hours [to avoid blackouts]
The problem is that Texas has invested heavily in wind and solar power... [and] during several days in August, the wind was not blowing enough for Texas’s wind farms to operate at optimal capacity. At the same time, as the sun went down, Texas’s solar arrays gradually stopped providing power as well.
TX is in a unique place since their grid is not interconnected.
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Nuclear is the way to go.
Not for a state that can't be bothered to take care of even the current infrastructure.