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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by gruez on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @07:00PM (#26160588)
>Also: I live in Texas and have 100% renewable energy

Are you living off the grid, or living on the grid but paying for a "100% renewable" provider? If it's the latter it's likely that you're only being 100% renewable on a net annual basis, and still using non-renewable sources during peak hours. https://energy.stanford.edu/news/100-renewables-doesn-t-equa...

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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by fastball on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @07:18PM (#26160822)
Seems like an unnecessary quibble. If everyone was using a "100% renewable" provider, would non-renewables be consumed?
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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by gruez on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @07:25PM (#26160912)
But at this moment people aren't so whether it's actually helping the environment is debatable. It's like selling a vegan burger that's made with beef but claiming it's totally fine because that's offset by some other guy eating a plant burger.
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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by saghm on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @07:23PM (#26160898)
It sounds like GP is saying that at current capacity, there isn't enough renewable energy to supply all of the demand 100% of the time.
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