Austin ATX here. This is absolutely ridiculous. Been without power (or heat) since 5 am in 78702 going on 12 hours so far. And Austin Electric saying they're not turning on the power "until conditions improve." What were mandatory rolling blackouts for "40 minutes" became permanent ones.
Not enough solar or nuclear. ERCOT system is extremely dependent on natural gas and doesn't have any out-of-state interconnections.
It’s weird that this is being spun as a wind turbine problem when during the winter they don’t generate as much power as usual. There was a big screw up in the other areas that generate power it seems (like natural gas that is in high demand in the winter).
Not enough solar or nuclear. ERCOT system is extremely dependent on natural gas and doesn't have any out-of-state interconnections.