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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by barbacoa on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @06:57PM (#26160561)
>renewables are like 4% of the total energy generation.

Wind power is close to 25% of ercot grid.

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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by bsder on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @07:08PM (#26160695)
Under normal conditions because everything backs off.

Under high-load conditions this is very definitely not true.

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