Biden Chose, People Froze.

[Bronwyn]

Once it was clear that the polar vortex would engulf the entire state of Texas @GovAbbott declared an emergency and asked President Biden for an EPA waiver to allow power generation facilities to operate at full capacity until the emergency passed.

Biden's EPA refused Governor Abbott's request and instead offered to allow certain power generation facilities a waiver if they raised the prices they charged to Texans to more than $1,500/MWh resulting in massive statewide power outages and a failure of the grid.
The truth is that the federal government controls how Texas generates electricity - the mix of sources and the capacity of each. The EPA requires that Texas' fossil fuel power generators operate far below their maximum output. Gov. Abbott knew that if the EPA would allow our natural gas and coal power plants to operate at peak efficiency they could meet 110% of the demand the state faced last week. The EPA refused.
Sadly, Biden's acting EPA chief, David Huizenga, is not an expert at power generation but instead an expert with nuclear waste management. When Gov. Abbott received the EPA's refusal he knew Texas was in trouble and there was nothing he could do about it.

Why did Biden ensure the Texas grid failed and people died?

 

[middleview]

Once it was clear that the polar vortex would engulf the entire state of Texas @GovAbbott declared an emergency and asked President Biden for an EPA waiver to allow power generation facilities to operate at full capacity until the emergency passed.

Biden's EPA refused Governor Abbott's request and instead offered to allow certain power generation facilities a waiver if they raised the prices they charged to Texans to more than $1,500/MWh resulting in massive statewide power outages and a failure of the grid.
The truth is that the federal government controls how Texas generates electricity - the mix of sources and the capacity of each. The EPA requires that Texas' fossil fuel power generators operate far below their maximum output. Gov. Abbott knew that if the EPA would allow our natural gas and coal power plants to operate at peak efficiency they could meet 110% of the demand the state faced last week. The EPA refused.
Sadly, Biden's acting EPA chief, David Huizenga, is not an expert at power generation but instead an expert with nuclear waste management. When Gov. Abbott received the EPA's refusal he knew Texas was in trouble and there was nothing he could do about it.

Why did Biden ensure the Texas grid failed and people died?

Complete bullshit top to bottom. Why do you think Texas is on it's own grid? Why do you think El Paso was not impacted?

The Texas power generation was being shut down to avoid failures. Half of their natural gas plants shutdown because they froze.

 

[Bronwyn]

 

[middleview]

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You blame Biden/EPA for the crash of the Texas power grid. That is absolute bullshit.
The authorization is in the letter you provided for them to use the more polluting plants...Ercot had a max of $9,000 per megawatt hour. Companies like GRIDDY was charging that $9,000 because they could. You whine about the EPA saying that for the additional power generation by those plants they'd have to charge $1,500, but just for those hours above the usual generation. Look at your own home...how many KWH do you use? I currently pay about $.10 per KWH. For the five days and just for certain hours my bill would have been $1.50.

 

[Bronwyn]

You blame Biden/EPA for the crash of the Texas power grid. That is absolute bullshit.
The authorization is in the letter you provided for them to use the more polluting plants...Ercot had a max of $9,000 per megawatt hour. Companies like GRIDDY was charging that $9,000 because they could. You whine about the EPA saying that for the additional power generation by those plants they'd have to charge $1,500, but just for those hours above the usual generation. Look at your own home...how many KWH do you use? I currently pay about $.10 per KWH. For the five days and just for certain hours my bill would have been $1.50.

The epa shouldn't have been charging ANYTHING extra. They are supposed to be working for AMERICA!

 

[middleview]

The epa shouldn't have been charging ANYTHING extra. They are supposed to be working for AMERICA!

The EPA was not charging anything. It wasn't that $1.50 per KWH that was the problem...it was the $9.00 per KWH that deregulation had allowed.

 

[Bronwyn]

Wind Energy Fails: Grading the Reliability of Energy Sources During the Texas Power Outages

You can rightfully label wind energy as the most unreliable energy source during the Texas energy crisis. While it may not have been the primary cause of the power outages, it certainly wouldn’t have done Texas any good to have more wind capacity on the system than fuel-based energy sources. In...

www.americanexperiment.org

Interesting read. All the "green" energy sources failed the grade while energy sources that could operate were restricted by biden's EPA.

 

[Angus Young]

Complete bullshit top to bottom. Why do you think Texas is on it's own grid? Why do you think El Paso was not impacted?

The Texas power generation was being shut down to avoid failures. Half of their natural gas plants shutdown because they froze.

El Paso is the highest elevation city in Texas (that has any significant population). As such, of course they are going to be more used to very cold weather events.

 

[middleview]

El Paso is the highest elevation city in Texas (that has any significant population). As such, of course they are going to be more used to very cold weather events.

You might have heard that Texas has its own power grid. Did you know not all parts of the state use it?

Millions of Texans were left in the dark for days after winter storms triggered power outages. But people in El Paso, the upper Panhandle and parts of East Texas kept their lights on — thanks to power drawn from other parts of the country.

Why Texas power outages didn't affect some parts of the state

Millions of Texans were left in the dark for days after winter storms triggered power outages. But people in El Paso, the upper Panhandle and parts of East Texas kept their lights on — thanks to power drawn from other parts of the country.

www.texastribune.org

 

[Angus Young]

You might have heard that Texas has its own power grid. Did you know not all parts of the state use it?

Millions of Texans were left in the dark for days after winter storms triggered power outages. But people in El Paso, the upper Panhandle and parts of East Texas kept their lights on — thanks to power drawn from other parts of the country.

Why Texas power outages didn't affect some parts of the state

Millions of Texans were left in the dark for days after winter storms triggered power outages. But people in El Paso, the upper Panhandle and parts of East Texas kept their lights on — thanks to power drawn from other parts of the country.

www.texastribune.org

Why do you think that is a rebuttal to what I posted?

 

[middleview]

Why do you think that is a rebuttal to what I posted?

Why do you think the altitude made a difference? Are you sure it wasn't because it is on "mountain time" and not "central"?

 

[Angus Young]

Why do you think the altitude made a difference? Are you sure it wasn't because it is on "mountain time" and not "central"?

Obviously, higher altitudes are more prone to colder temperatures. Maybe you should read up.

 

[middleview]

Obviously, higher altitudes are more prone to colder temperatures. Maybe you should read up.

Yep...what is it? 3,000 feet? They winterized their electric grid and can draw from the western grid...unlike the rest of Texas.

 

[Angus Young]

Yep...what is it? 3,000 feet? They winterized their electric grid and can draw from the western grid...unlike the rest of Texas.

So they weren't dependent on grids Biden screwed with. Got it.

 

[Angus Young]

The epa shouldn't have been charging ANYTHING extra. They are supposed to be working for AMERICA!

Given Biden is a known extortionist, it's no surprise he was looking for a way to get back at Texas for voting Trump. And the leftist ignoring of the minimum price, while babbling about the free market? Insane. Literally. Or maybe just plain old DISHONEST.

 

[sensible don]

Well this didn't take long to circle back to Sleepy Joe, EVERYTHING IS HIS FAULT already and it only took 1 day for it all to begin to happen - DAMN bro - now even deficits matter. Why is the dem Governor of Texas getting a free pass on this one? Donnie?....Donnie?.......Bueller ?

HYPOCRISY X 27 TRILLION

I really miss the days of the GREATEST LOSER ALREADY ! But he will blather more lies tonight for the faithful ! They need their lie fix.

 

[sensible don]

Given Biden is a known extortionist, it's no surprise he was looking for a way to get back at Texas for voting Trump. And the leftist ignoring of the minimum price, while babbling about the free market? Insane. Literally. Or maybe just plain old DISHONEST.

And he would have gotten away with it , for not you meddling right wingers ! You just can't get any conspiracy by the right wingers anymore, after all the dem governor of Texas IS THE REAL CULPRIT !

 

[middleview]

So they weren't dependent on grids Biden screwed with. Got it.

Actually, they are on the west coast grid...They winterized their equipment.

 

[Bugsy McGurk]

Actually, they are on the west coast grid...They winterized their equipment.

Trump toady Larry Kudlow actually blames the Texas blackouts on Joe Biden...

Redirect Notice

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GOP insanity gets worse by the day.

 

[UPNYA2]

Well this didn't take long to circle back to Sleepy Joe, EVERYTHING IS HIS FAULT already and it only took 1 day for it all to begin to happen - DAMN bro - now even deficits matter. Why is the dem Governor of Texas getting a free pass on this one? Donnie?....Donnie?.......Bueller ?

HYPOCRISY X 27 TRILLION

I really miss the days of the GREATEST LOSER ALREADY ! But he will blather more lies tonight for the faithful ! They need their lie fix.

"EVERYTHING IS HIS FAULT already and it only took 1 day for it all to begin to happen"

Yeah, seems harsh but that after all IS the new "standard" by which the words and actions of politicians are judged. Has been so for the past 5 years or so, I see no reason to change it now.

Seems this didn't take long to circle back to Trump either.

Blather on, oh-obsessed-one...