Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid?
by aardvarkr on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @07:01PM
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Just an FYI, unless you’re off the grid you aren’t actually 100% renewable. I live in Texas and found this to be super confusing when I signed up for power for the first time. If you think about it for a second it makes sense that you’re getting the same energy as the rest of your neighbors and the grid is made up of many many different types of power plants. The “100% renewable” bit means that when the power broker gives a cut to the state that money is used to fund only renewable projects. Hope you learned something new today!
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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid?
by pixl97 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @01:28AM
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Think of it like you pay for grain harvested by well paid workers. But you don't get that grain directly. Instead all the grain harvested by everyone, even underpaid near slaves, is put in one big pile. When you go get your 5 pounds from the pile you are getting the mix from everyone, but the well paid workers are the ones earning the money.
Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid?
by soulofmischief on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @02:26PM
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That's how money works. It's a transactional abstraction. It doesn't matter how many times it changes hands as long as it ends up in the right place.