> Except for a short outage due to a sensor failure, the four nuclear reactors have been steadily supplying electricity.
> […] To avoid such outages in the future, Texas needs to build more nuclear reactors.
From an article I've read the other day:
> “This is a perfect example of the need for reliable energy sources like natural gas & coal,” tweeted U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, on Tuesday.
> In reality, failures in natural gas, coal and nuclear energy systems were responsible for nearly twice as many outages as frozen wind turbines and solar panels, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state’s power grid, said in a press conference Tuesday.
"Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy": https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/texas-blackouts-fuel-fal....
No other source of energy has the potential of devastating a region’s water supply and killing thousands with cancer after one earthquake, desigj flaw or incompetent engineer having a bad day.
No, unreliable power sources such as wind, solar and gas are the problem.
Except for a short outage due to a sensor failure, the four nuclear reactors have been steadily supplying electricity.
The overall availability of nuclear across the United States is >90%. It’s far more reliable than any other source of electricity.
> https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/what-generation-capacity
To avoid such outages in the future, Texas needs to build more nuclear reactors.
No other source of energy is weather-independent, can store fuel supplies for several years on site, is emission free and extremely high capacity factors.