Anonymous wrote:The bigger issue than the wind turbines freezing is that Texas has underinvested in its energy infrastructure and doesn't have cross-border connections to draw energy from neighboring states and alternative sources. This was done purposefully, and experts have been warning about this kind of event in Texas for years.

This is fully a political issue that is manifesting because of law taxes and non-action relation to climate change.

I am sorry it is happening, but it was a fully avoidable event.

The Lone Star state! All that rugged independence, as if it’s a virtue!

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Anonymous wrote:How many wind turbines and solar panel fields are there in DC, VA, or MD as compared to Texas?

https://www.chooseenergy.com/data-center/wind-generation-by-state/

DC currently gets 63% of its power from renewable sources. They are aiming for 100% renewable by 2032 https://www.utilitydive.com/news/dc-passes-most-ambitious-mandate-for-100-renewables-by-2032/544702

That is great for DC but VA is at 8% and MD is at 4% from renewables. Texas derives the most of any state from wind turbines and has the most of any state and renewables make about 26% of power.

Given the current state of our technology, "renewable energy" is happy talk for "unreliable energy."

I’m in VA and our power is unreliable too.

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Anonymous wrote:How many wind turbines and solar panel fields are there in DC, VA, or MD as compared to Texas?

https://www.chooseenergy.com/data-center/wind-generation-by-state/

DC currently gets 63% of its power from renewable sources. They are aiming for 100% renewable by 2032 https://www.utilitydive.com/news/dc-passes-most-ambitious-mandate-for-100-renewables-by-2032/544702

That is great for DC but VA is at 8% and MD is at 4% from renewables. Texas derives the most of any state from wind turbines and has the most of any state and renewables make about 26% of power.

Given the current state of our technology, "renewable energy" is happy talk for "unreliable energy."

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Anonymous wrote:How many wind turbines and solar panel fields are there in DC, VA, or MD as compared to Texas?

https://www.chooseenergy.com/data-center/wind-generation-by-state/

DC currently gets 63% of its power from renewable sources. They are aiming for 100% renewable by 2032 https://www.utilitydive.com/news/dc-passes-most-ambitious-mandate-for-100-renewables-by-2032/544702

That is great for DC but VA is at 8% and MD is at 4% from renewables. Texas derives the most of any state from wind turbines and has the most of any state and renewables make about 26% of power.

Oh look it’s winter and Texas is failing again. Blackout and looting. This is what the republicans want for the US. Maybe it’s time to cut Texas loose?

Anonymous wrote:How many wind turbines and solar panel fields are there in DC, VA, or MD as compared to Texas?

https://www.chooseenergy.com/data-center/wind-generation-by-state/

DC currently gets 63% of its power from renewable sources. They are aiming for 100% renewable by 2032 https://www.utilitydive.com/news/dc-passes-most-ambitious-mandate-for-100-renewables-by-2032/544702

Anonymous wrote:Im not going to read the full thread. Im trying to understand why wind turbines are the Republicans' fault.

Read the thread. Wind turbines were not and are not the problem in Texas. It was all just another bullshit Republican lie to deflect from their incompetence and fraud in Texas.

Anonymous wrote:How many wind turbines and solar panel fields are there in DC, VA, or MD as compared to Texas?

https://www.chooseenergy.com/data-center/wind-generation-by-state/

Urban wind turbines are not a thing. All of the rural counties of DC have wind turbines.

How many wind turbines and solar panel fields are there in DC, VA, or MD as compared to Texas?

https://www.chooseenergy.com/data-center/wind-generation-by-state/

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Anonymous wrote:Im not going to read the full thread. Im trying to understand why wind turbines are the Republicans' fault.

Well if you’re not going to read the full thread - which explains how decisions Republicans in Texas made caused these failures - then you’re not going to understand much, but the GOP worldview is predicated both on refusing to learn.

Not only refusing to learn (like learning that climate change is in fact real, human-driven, and complex, to include phenomena like the cold Texas experienced, as a result of warming displacing cold air at the poles, messing up the jetstream and causing anomalous polar vortices), but actively attacking new information (like calling it a hoax, putting barriers in the way of doing anything to start working toward fixing it).

Actually not only refusing to learn but pushing easily disprovable disinformation.

And then on top of that, but also pretending to care about the earth and it’s creatures when it suits them politically while not caring in the slightest.

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Anonymous wrote:Im not going to read the full thread. Im trying to understand why wind turbines are the Republicans' fault.

Well if you’re not going to read the full thread - which explains how decisions Republicans in Texas made caused these failures - then you’re not going to understand much, but the GOP worldview is predicated both on refusing to learn.

Not only refusing to learn (like learning that climate change is in fact real, human-driven, and complex, to include phenomena like the cold Texas experienced, as a result of warming displacing cold air at the poles, messing up the jetstream and causing anomalous polar vortices), but actively attacking new information (like calling it a hoax, putting barriers in the way of doing anything to start working toward fixing it).

Anonymous wrote:Im not going to read the full thread. Im trying to understand why wind turbines are the Republicans' fault.

Well if you’re not going to read the full thread - which explains how decisions Republicans in Texas made caused these failures - then you’re not going to understand much, but the GOP worldview is predicated both on refusing to learn.

Anonymous wrote:Im not going to read the full thread. Im trying to understand why wind turbines are the Republicans' fault.

Plenty of reasons. Wind turbines work just fine in much colder places like Norway but Texas is Texas and fuxxed it up. Along with pushing back on alternatives to fossil fuel, meaning they had a lot less backup when their gas infrastructure froze up. Along with not properly winterizing any of their infrastructure. Along with cutting corners and not having backup generators. Along with detaching their power grid from the rest of the country so that nobody else could help. And they should have learned all of this when this exact same thing happened 2 years ago - but here we are, 2 years later, and they haven't fixed a damn thing. Because, they blockheaded Texans who would sooner sit and freeze than acknowledge that wind and solar are decent options, particularly in a state like Texas where those work really, really well.

Im not going to read the full thread. Im trying to understand why wind turbines are the Republicans' fault.

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Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, Texas STILL hasn't learned a damn thing from its last adventure with extreme weather...

Their power's out AGAIN.

https://apnews.com/article/weather-disaster-planning-and-response-arkansas-climate-environment-texas-43eac24afe75fa5b0420959b0408b43d

Austin received over an inch of ice, if this occurred in DC/VA/MD, the impacts would be similar. Today, the temps in Austin will reach the mid-50’s and 70’s by Sunday, everything will be fine. Also, this summer, Austin (and much of Texas) experienced 3 months straight of 100 degree temps. The powered grid was strained but power stayed on and Texas AC is like a fridge in most buildings. This would not be the situation in the Northeast, I guarantee it.

Go ahead, keep slamming Texas if it makes you feel superior, we know what the truth is.

Except, no. You think NOVA hasn't had ice storms, massive heat waves (aka, summer here), or blizzards. In my home, I've lost my power exactly zero times in those situations in 22 years: not derecho, not snowmaggedon, not any of hte other "geddons." Nice try.

where do you live in NOVA, I have lived here 28 years and we lose our power all the time- a few times for days.