Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid
by Denvercoder9 on Monday February 15, 2021 @08:08AM
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> However, replacing incandescent bulbs would do basically nothing to help with this kind of power shortage caused by a cold spell
It depends on what you replace it with. If you switch to a resistive heater, yeah, that's pointless, but if you switch to a heat pump or natural gas-based heating it'd help.
It depends on what you replace it with. If you switch to a resistive heater, yeah, that's pointless, but if you switch to a heat pump or natural gas-based heating it'd help.