So this morning this has been a topic of faecesbook discussion,
primarily by my more liberal friends, who blame the greed of the power
companies for not "winterizing" the pipelines. Apparently some politicos
have asserted that power plants are "frozen" (for reasons not stated);
hence, cannot supply power. The aforementioned liberal friends believe
the gas has frozen in the pipelines because they were not insulated or
heated. I pointed out the contributions (or, in this case, the lack
thereof) of wind and solar in freezing and snow conditions, and how they
are incapable of operating in these conditions. The aforementioned
liberal friends believe the wind machines and solar panels could have
been "winterized" as in some European countries where they continue to
operate in adverse conditions.
I pointed out that sure, that is possible, but at what cost, and for a
variable ("green") supplier that is dependent on uncontrollable factors
(wind, sun, storms, etc.), adverse for some minimal time of the year.
Greed prevents it!
As far as the pipelines go, I pointed out you can't run compressors and
pumps on electricity that is unavailable, whether from wind/solar or
generating units that can't get NG because the electric pumps and
compressors can't get electrons because they can't get NG to run the
pumps/compressors because....
Greed! People are dying because of Republican Greed! Making economic
arguments is nonsensical when people are dying due to Republican Greed!
I give up. The level of discourse that ignores basic economics,
technology, science, even political decision-making, and relies instead
on feeeeeelings and a religion of R/D worship, is appallingly inadequate
to deal with the issues we face. It is sad. I have no particular
aversion to "green" sources of power if they make sense in the mix
(based on all those factors), but apparently pointing out that "green"
sources have limitations that need to be accounted for or compensated
for is somehow Republican Greed! People are dying!
There is no basis for any rational discussion any more. It is sad.
Back to our favorite cars to hate...
--FT
On 2/16/21 12:08 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
https://extension.psu.edu/understanding-natural-gas-compressor-stations
An excerpt from the article, bold is mine. They shot themselves in the foot.
"Most compressor stations are fueled by a portion of the natural gas flowing through
the station, although in some areas of the country, all or some of the units may be
electrically powered primarily for environmental or security reasons."
A good Op-ed piece on "green energy" and the situation in Texas.
https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=241603
Rick
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