{"id":1554803,"date":"2022-07-14T16:49:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T20:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1554803"},"modified":"2022-07-14T16:50:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T20:50:00","slug":"tesla-asks-texans-to-limit-charging-cars-during-heat-wave-as-wind-power-slows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-asks-texans-to-limit-charging-cars-during-heat-wave-as-wind-power-slows\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Asks Texans To Limit Charging Cars During Heat Wave As Wind Power Slows"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftesla-asks-texans-to-limit-charging-cars-during-heat-wave-as-wind-power-slows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1554803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tesla is asking all Texas-based customers to avoid charging their electric vehicles during certain times of the day as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/texas\">the Lone Star State<\/a> is currently experiencing a massive heatwave that is straining its electrical power grid.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, The Verge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/7\/13\/23207428\/tesla-texas-ev-charging-heatwave-off-peak-grid\">reported<\/a> that Tesla recently sent a notice to the screens inside Tesla vehicles in Texas saying, \u201cA heat wave is expected to impact the grid in Texas over the next few days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe grid operator recommends to avoid charging during peak hours between 3pm and 8pm, if possible, to help statewide efforts to manage demand,\u201d the alert added.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) \u2014 which operates the state\u2019s power grid \u2014 asked residents to conserve energy between the hours of 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm local time by not using heavy appliances during that timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>Texas uses a mix of fossil fuels and renewables to keep its electrical grid running. When major heat waves move through the state, wind power is often decreased due to a change in pressure in the atmosphere. Thus, the state\u2019s wind turbines are failing to produce the necessary amount of energy to keep the grid operating without significant problems.<\/p>\n<p>Texas has experienced similar issues in recent years due to extreme weather \u2014 including winter storms. The state so far has been able to avoid rolling blackouts during the latest weather calamity \u2014 which some say is because of voluntary cutbacks on energy. While others argue that the problem is overly relying on wind power or insufficient investment in the energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Turner, the founder of Power the Future, told The Daily Wire that the recurring energy problems illustrate one of the major drawbacks of transferring to green energy. In recent years, Texas has<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearenergy.org\/articles\/2021\/04\/26\/after_the_texas_blackouts_follow_the_wind_and_solar_money__all_66_billion_of_it_774468.html\"> spent billions<\/a> increasing the capacity of its wind farms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas has spent $66 billion of taxpayer money on renewable energy with the promise of 30,000 MW of capacity,\u201d he said in an emailed statement. \u201cAccording to ERCOT for the last few days it has generated far less than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, ERCOT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ercot.com\/news\/release?id=90030206-5cf5-db8e-13d1-f8fe2bd0128f\">announced<\/a>, \u201cWhile solar power is generally reaching near full generation capacity, wind generation is currently generating significantly less than what it historically generated in this time period. Current projections show wind generation coming in less than 10 percent of its capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the ongoing lie about green energy,\u201d Turner continued. \u201cCapacity is not a valid metric since it is dependent on unknowable wind and sun. The electric grid requires constancy yet it is being sourced with a persistent variable. This is the application of the social sciences, political philosophy, and equity studies to the hard science \u2014 not engineering and physics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turner explained further, saying that despite rhetoric emphasizing that green energy is beneficial \u2014 it can severely impact your day-to-day habits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexans are sent warnings to raise their air condition temperature and not use appliances like washing machines,\u201d Turner clarified. \u201cThese are the messages sent to the developing world, yet in the name of \u2018progress\u2019 Texans are taking steps backward in their quality of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turner also pointed out that the state is currently being assisted by fossil fuels \u2014 the kind demonized by leftists \u2014 to keep the grid afloat.<\/p>\n<p>Others, like the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), argue that the state\u2019s ongoing problems point to the fact that more investment is needed in the grid to ensure it can run smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>Texas\u2019 grid largely relies on its own power structure\u00a0 \u2014 meaning that it is essentially incapable of using energy from neighboring states during times of need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas suffered the worst outcomes in large part because most of the state is an electrical island with very limited connections to neighboring states,\u201d NRDC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdc.org\/experts\/christy-walsh\/texas-storm-proved-need-grid-investments\">said<\/a> in a February 2022 press release while discussing a 2020 winter storm that caused several days of blackouts in Texas. \u201cWith no transmission crossing state lines, it could not lean on its neighbors for power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NRDC says the solution is to have a diverse power grid capable of maximizing its energy potential in conjunction with other energy providers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo single power source is infallible, but a nimble and resilient grid can deliver electricity across the country from the producers that have it to the areas that need it,\u201d NRDC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdc.org\/experts\/christy-walsh\/texas-storm-proved-need-grid-investments\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla, led by the world\u2019s richest man Elon Musk, moved its headquarters to Texas from California in late 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla is asking all Texas-based customers to avoid charging their electric vehicles during certain times of the day as the Lone Star State is currently experiencing a massive heatwave that is straining its electrical power grid. 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