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Re:Analysis: Texas power outage leaves officials working pol... by bryanlarsen on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @08:44PM (#26174442)
According to the Ars article, you have that backwards -- 6GW were produced while only 2GW were expected.
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Re:Analysis: Texas power outage leaves officials working pol... by WillPostForFood on Thursday February 18, 2021 @12:22AM (#26176219)
The Ars article (can you post a link to it?) is wrong if it says that. Wind generation collapsed as it froze.

Only 7% of ERCOT’s forecasted winter capacity, or 6 gigawatts, was expected to come from various wind power sources across the state.

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/16/natural-gas-power-st...

Wind shutdowns accounted for 3.6 to 4.5 gigawatts

“We are seeing wind generation down 60% week-over-week”

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/16/nation/why-is-power-o...

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