{"id":2004985,"date":"2023-08-18T14:34:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-on-turbine-powered-grid-get-a-shocking-notice-when-the-wind-stops-blowing\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T14:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:36:00","slug":"people-on-turbine-powered-grid-get-a-shocking-notice-when-the-wind-stops-blowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-on-turbine-powered-grid-get-a-shocking-notice-when-the-wind-stops-blowing\/","title":{"rendered":"Turbine-powered grid users shocked by wind outage notice."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fpeople-on-turbine-powered-grid-get-a-shocking-notice-when-the-wind-stops-blowing%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=2004985&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--><h2>Texas Relies on Unreliable \u200dGreen Energy, Asks Citizens \u2064to Conserve Electricity<\/h2>\n<p>Texas,\u200d a state known for \u2062its \u200bvast\u2063 natural resources in oil and gas, is\u2063 facing the consequences of relying \u2063on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/energy-expert-debunks-aocs-suggestion-to-immediately-turn-off-puerto-ricos-coal-power\/\" title=\"Energy Expert Debunks AOC\u2019s Suggestion To Immediately Turn Off Puerto Rico\u2019s Coal Power\">unreliable green energy<\/a> alternatives. As temperatures rise across the state, citizens have been\u200c asked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/political-battle-for-texas-heating-up-with-soaring-temperatures\/\" title=\"Political Battle for Texas Heating Up With Soaring Temperatures\">voluntarily conserve electricity<\/a>. This \u2064comes after a\u2063 brutal \u2062winter storm in February 2021, where \u2062the \u200cstate failed to\u2062 supply enough power, resulting in the deaths of nearly \u200b250 people.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Texas generated about one-quarter of its power from wind, according to Reuters. The Electric \u200dReliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which\u200c operates the state&#8217;s grid, had plans to\u200c increase this to 29 percent by this year. However, the reliability\u200d of wind energy has been called into question, as shown in a video of a wind\u200d turbine being struck by \u200clightning in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is near Cromwell, OK. Brent Havins shot this video of a wind turbine that got struck by lightning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jBjUNas0yc\">pic.twitter.com\/jBjUNas0yc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Collier (@MikeCollierWX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeCollierWX\/status\/1550578309947342850?\">July 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the challenges in wind generation,\u2064 ERCOT \u2063continues to push for increased reliance \u2064on wind \u200cpower. Reporter Gavin Maguire noted in June that Texas was experiencing difficulty in producing power from wind due\u2063 to \u2063a drop in wind speeds. However, ERCOT believes that in the long run, wind generation will play a decisive role in\u2063 the \u2064stability of the grid.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, ERCOT issued a voluntary conservation\u2062 notice to Texans as extreme temperatures and \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-on-turbine-powered-grid-get-a-shocking-notice-when-the-wind-stops-blowing\/\" title=\"Turbine-powered grid users shocked by wind outage notice.\">low \u200bwind \u2062generation put strain<\/a> on the grid. Texans were asked to reduce\u2062 electric \u2063use if safe to do so.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">(2\/2) \u2062TXANS Update\u20148\/17\/23: ERCOT is not currently in emergency operations. For more\u2063 information,\u200b energy-saving\u2063 tips, and \u2063to sign up \u200cfor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TXANS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TXANS<\/a> \u200cnotifications, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/75DJRJjB5n\">https:\/\/t.co\/75DJRJjB5n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ERCOT \u200c(@ERCOT_ISO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ERCOT_ISO\/status\/1692212264584065230?\">August 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This situation raises concerns\u200b about Texas \u2062following in \u2063the\u2064 footsteps\u2062 of California, where unreliable green energy has led to power shortages and the need\u2064 for energy conservation efforts. Texas, a\u2063 state known for its independence, should not leave itself vulnerable\u200d to unpredictable breezes and the decisions of politically motivated individuals.<\/p>\n<p>As temperatures \u2063continue to rise, \u200creaching\u2062 up to 110 degrees, the importance \u200bof\u2064 a reliable energy source becomes \u200beven more evident. The burning of natural gas could have been\u200d a viable solution to avoid \u2064potential grid failures.<\/p>\n<p>Texas must prioritize the stability\u200c and\u2064 reliability of its power grid to ensure the well-being of its citizens, especially during extreme weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/people-turbine-powered-grid-get-shocking-notice-wind-stops-blowing\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas&#8217; heavy dependence on unreliable green energy instead of fossil fuels prompted a plea for voluntary electricity conservation as temperatures soared. Despite abundant oil and gas resources, the state infamously struggled to provide sufficient power during a harsh winter storm in February 2021, endangering lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":2004986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2004985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}