Tag: ERCOT
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We May Never Learn the Truth about the Texas Blackout
by David Wojick, CFACT, ©2021 The reasons for the grid collapse are now a matter of intense debate. In the absence of detailed data the debate is mostly over general statistics, which do not establish causality. For example: Frozen wind turbines caused it. A gas shortage caused it. The gas shortage was caused by electrification…
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Predicting and Planning for the Next Polar Vortex?
by Duggan Flanakin, CFACT, ©2021 (Feb. 28, 2021) — Americans know a lot about planning for hurricanes, and about voluntary and mandatory evacuations. They also know that some hurricanes bring major damage to urban and rural areas, and that sometimes (Katrina comes to mind) people’s failure to heed calls to “get outta Dodge” can have…