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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA year after Texas cold spell, study shows renewable energy could avoid blackouts
Greg has done little to prevent another power crisis
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Around this time last year, millions of Texans were shivering without power during one of the coldest spells to hit the central United States. For five days, blackouts prevented people from heating their homes, cooking or even sleeping. More than 200 people died in what is considered the nations costliest winter storm on record, amounting to $24 billion in damages.
Twelve months later, the states electrical grid, while improved, is still vulnerable to weather-induced power outages.
If we got another storm this year, like Uri in 2021, the grid would go down again, said Andrew Dessler, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University. This is still a huge risk for us.
Now, a recent study shows that electricity blackouts can be avoided across the nation perhaps even during intense weather events by switching to 100 percent clean and renewable energy, such as solar, wind and water energy.
Twelve months later, the states electrical grid, while improved, is still vulnerable to weather-induced power outages.
If we got another storm this year, like Uri in 2021, the grid would go down again, said Andrew Dessler, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University. This is still a huge risk for us.
Now, a recent study shows that electricity blackouts can be avoided across the nation perhaps even during intense weather events by switching to 100 percent clean and renewable energy, such as solar, wind and water energy.
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A year after Texas cold spell, study shows renewable energy could avoid blackouts (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Feb 2022
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OAITW r.2.0
(24,504 posts)1. Dentralized energy, baby! Republicans are trying their damndest to save utility monopolies because
the utilities love Republican government regulation.
underpants
(182,829 posts)2. Racists and polluters
Since Reagan thats been their true constituents
OAITW r.2.0
(24,504 posts)3. I'm old enough to remember when Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the WH.
And Bush/Reagan made them go away.
Then they demoted the Secretary of Energy from a Cabinet level position....because Cheap Oil Baby! The Bush Family did well...what about the rest of us?
msfiddlestix
(7,282 posts)4. ,,,
good article
Side note of humor: I read the word "cold" as "could" due to my low vision issues tendency to ghost out random letters or words...
So I read the title as "A Year After Texas Could Spell...... "
my optometrist said my right eye is toast. I should have asked if it came with marmalade or raspberry preserve.
But I never think of those things in the moment.