{"id":61195,"date":"2021-12-31T08:45:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T13:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61195"},"modified":"2021-12-31T08:45:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T13:45:30","slug":"texas-inspects-power-plants-ahead-of-freeze-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61195","title":{"rendered":"Texas Inspects Power Plants Ahead Of Freeze Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"ArticleFull_header__11o5_\">\n<h3 class=\"ArticleFull_title__2cUI6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/weather\/texas-inspects-power-plants-ahead-cold-snap\">Texas Inspects Power Plants Ahead Of Freeze Warning<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_mainContent__38L44\">\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__2clki NodeBody_container__1M6aJ\">\n<p>A cold snap is headed for Texas after New Year&#8217;s Eve. The state&#8217;s grid operator conducted inspections of mandatory winterization efforts at\u00a0power plants to avoid repeating last winter&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/energy\/energy-emergency-texas-power-provider-warns-rotating-outages-cold-weather-tests-limits-grid\">devastating blackouts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ercot.com\/news\/release?id=d9332668-e46b-5c82-3179-d386d4a5d378\">Electric Reliability Council of Texas<\/a>\u00a0(ERCOT) completed inspections at 300 electric generation units, representing 85% of the megawatt-hours lost during last winter&#8217;s storm and 22 transmission station facilities.<\/p>\n<p>ERCOT is &#8220;confident that its electric generation fleet and the grid are winterized and ready to provide power,&#8221; said Woody Rickerson, Vice President of Grid Planning and Weatherization.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_placement__1I4yb Advert_align__N0_fw\">\n<aside id=\"in-content-video\" class=\"Advert_verticallySpaced__wnPy3\" data-google-query-id=\"CNLGhq-MjvUCFYUA6QodcHgLew\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21841313772,21778456762\/zerohedge\/in_content_video_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;New regulations require all electric generation and transmission owners to make significant winterization improvements and our inspections confirm they are prepared,&#8221; Rickerson said.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The announcement comes as new weather models via Bloomberg show average temperatures across Texas are expected to slide beginning this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-12-30_13-34-54.png?itok=lLXsikYX\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-12-30_13-34-54.png?itok=lLXsikYX\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2021-12-30_13-34-54.png?itok=lLXsikYX\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"94d88a85-6c9f-4ff1-876c-bda094281daa\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In some cases, the minimum temperature will dive below freezing and could strain ERCOT&#8217;s power grid as energy demand would increase.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-12-30_13-36-09.png?itok=PJNVz7rv\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-12-30_13-36-09.png?itok=PJNVz7rv\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2021-12-30_13-36-09.png?itok=PJNVz7rv\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"2e4dcd6b-b32e-432d-bcfa-4e3cd9bb386d\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In terms of heating degree days, energy demand will skyrocket through the first half of January.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-12-30_14-01-55.png?itok=XzdAcrQA\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-12-30_14-01-55.png?itok=XzdAcrQA\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2021-12-30_14-01-55.png?itok=XzdAcrQA\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"317\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"65e473be-d8bb-4d36-8956-993f5be95710\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ERCOT has already sent out a &#8220;freeze warning&#8221; email to customers, warning them about the upcoming cold blast.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>As you are aware, there is a freeze predicted in this area. We ask that you take the following precautions to help reduce the potential for damage to property as well as personal injury. -ERCOT<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For the Lower US 48, meteorologists at private weather forecasting firm BAMWX continue to predict colder weather is set to trend for January.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1476200838003630087&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fweather%2Ftexas-inspects-power-plants-ahead-cold-snap&amp;sessionId=43df4c2b009113fce1bc456ae7ad03b05d4c8793&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9fd78d5%3A1638479056965&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1476200838003630087\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>If colder weather is ahead, natural gas prices could get a lift. Futures linked to Henry Hub show an ascending diagonal support line where support could form.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Inspects Power Plants Ahead Of Freeze Warning A cold snap is headed for Texas after New Year&#8217;s Eve. The state&#8217;s grid operator conducted inspections of mandatory winterization efforts at\u00a0power plants to avoid repeating last winter&#8217;s\u00a0devastating blackouts. 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