Bone-Chilling Cold Tests Power Grids From Texas to Alberta

[1LoverofGod]

(Bloomberg) -- An Arctic blast that’s sweeping through North America is heightening the risk of blackouts. With more cold still in the forecast, electric grids from Texas to Alberta will continue to be under strain and some power prices have surged.

In Texas, which is facing one of its biggest grid tests since deadly winter blackouts in 2021, power demand on Sunday from homes and businesses is expected to hit a winter record of more than 75 gigawatts — and then later in the week possibly set an all-time record. The state’s grid operator asked people to conserve electricity use for Monday morning and warned of a power capacity shortage between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., “which causes a risk” of an energy emergency event, according to a notice Sunday evening.

Still, state officials have said they aren’t anticipating a grid emergency.

In Washington State and Alberta — where more than 1 million people saw Calgary temperatures at noon local time below minus 20F (-29C) — utilities and grid operators have been making pleas for consumers to conserve energy.

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[Andy C]

(Bloomberg) -- An Arctic blast that’s sweeping through North America is heightening the risk of blackouts. With more cold still in the forecast, electric grids from Texas to Alberta will continue to be under strain and some power prices have surged.

In Texas, which is facing one of its biggest grid tests since deadly winter blackouts in 2021, power demand on Sunday from homes and businesses is expected to hit a winter record of more than 75 gigawatts — and then later in the week possibly set an all-time record. The state’s grid operator asked people to conserve electricity use for Monday morning and warned of a power capacity shortage between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., “which causes a risk” of an energy emergency event, according to a notice Sunday evening.

Still, state officials have said they aren’t anticipating a grid emergency.

In Washington State and Alberta — where more than 1 million people saw Calgary temperatures at noon local time below minus 20F (-29C) — utilities and grid operators have been making pleas for consumers to conserve energy.

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Bone-Chilling Cold Tests Power Grids From Texas to Alberta

(Bloomberg) -- An Arctic blast that’s sweeping through North America is heightening the risk of blackouts. With more cold still in the forecast, electric grids from Texas to Alberta will continue to be under strain and some power prices have surged. Most Read from BloombergUS Economy Set for...

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Its probably all related to global warming…..

 

[Work4Peanuts]

Its probably all related to global warming…..

Everyone old enough remembers that by now, the earth should have both burned us up and frozen us solid several times over based on dates set in the past.

Date setting: not just a bad idea for rapture websites.

 

[Tall Timbers]

I've gotten two notices from our power company suggesting I turn down the thermostat a few degrees during this cold spell... isn't 60 deg F down far enough? I should call them up and play the old man (pretend, you know) and ask them if they really want me to turn my thermostat down to 57 deg F...

 

[Work4Peanuts]

I've got two notices from our power company suggesting I turn down the thermostat a few degrees during this cold spell... isn't 60 deg F down far enough? I should call them up and play the old man (pretend, you know) and ask them if they really want me to turn my thermostat down to 57 deg F...

That's what our thermostat seems to be running at lately (not by choice- hubs needs to order a part for the furnace.) I'm so grateful that we have a fireplace.

 

[Margery]

Anybody noticed the problems for electric vehicles in the cold? There's been a few reports- people can't charge the lithium ion batteries quickly enough in the cold (known battery issue) and of course charging an EV is further drain on the grid.

Oh and those little EVs don't travel as far per charge in cold weather.

 

[Amethyst]

isn't 60 deg F down far enough?

???



I like 60° outside but not inside

 

[Tall Timbers]

???



I like 60° outside but not inside

We're not trying to save the earth, just trying to keep our power bill from getting higher than it already is...

 

[Eric Nicholas]

Everyone old enough remembers that by now, the earth should have both burned us up and frozen us solid several times over based on dates set in the past.

Date setting: not just a bad idea for rapture websites.

Well aren't those how the facts work?!?!?! I mean they are facts, right? Riiiiighttttt?!

 

[Eric Nicholas]

We got blasted here though. We have 8ish inches of snow outside now and it's all frozen. We are sitting at 8 degrees Fahrenheit which is supposed to drop to about -1 later on. It's pretty though. Somehow, we kept power. Yay.

 

[Eric Nicholas]

We got blasted here though. We have 8ish inches of snow outside now and it's all frozen. We are sitting at 8 degrees Fahrenheit which is supposed to drop to about -1 later on. It's pretty though. Somehow, we kept power. Yay.

Annnnnd the power just went off. Didn't take too long to eat crow on that one. Wow, just over twenty two minutes.

 

[3Nails4Given]

When we built our house my wife tried to talk me out of building a fireplace. I insisted we build a real old school masonry fireplace and on nights like tonight they know I was right once

 

[Eric Nicholas]

Annnnd we're back. Bone chilling indeed. The power wasn't supposed to come back on until 6 AM.

 

[Anastacia]

Here in the Houston area, it has been low 20s during the day!!! Such a nice change from the 105-112° it was alllllllllll summer!
But for the last two days, no coffee shops are open, not even Starbucks (which is even open on Christmas)!
I'm not seeing the connection-- too cold to serve coffee?!

And, it snowed here on Monday! :o
I do not believe in climate change but I'm beginning to think that man is (purposefully) changing the weather because it was the weirdest ice and snow I've ever seen. Like frozen slick slime... very strange.

 

[Margery]

Annnnd we're back. Bone chilling indeed. The power wasn't supposed to come back on until 6 AM.

Praying it doesn't go back out again Eric!

 

[3Nails4Given]

Here in the Houston area, it has been low 20s during the day!!! Such a nice change from the 105-112° it was alllllllllll summer!
But for the last two days, no coffee shops are open, not even Starbucks (which is even open on Christmas)!
I'm not seeing the connection-- too cold to serve coffee?!

And, it snowed here on Monday! :o
I do not believe in climate change but I'm beginning to think that man is (purposefully) changing the weather because it was the weirdest ice and snow I've ever seen. Like frozen slick slime... very strange.

Probably from that Chinese Spy Balloon 5G chemtrail cloud seeding program