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Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by suby on Thursday April 08, 2021 @04:27AM (#26736387)
If the wind infrastructure can be weatherized to effectively prevent such a scenario from happening (which it's my understanding is the case), then the claim that wind is to blame is still an untrue allegation. The blame would lie with not weatherizing the equipment, not with wind.
Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by jeltz on Thursday April 08, 2021 @05:00AM (#26736609)
It can't with current technology. Wind can handle cold but not storms. Wind is the hardest power source to protect against the elements.
Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by missurunha on Thursday April 08, 2021 @07:07AM (#26737319)
Wind turbines usually brake after 25m/s wind speeds for safety reasons. They stopped working in Texas cause they were frozen, not because it was too windy.
Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by coldcode on Thursday April 08, 2021 @08:06AM (#26737715)
Clearly this is a Texas only problem, given it works in much colder countries and States. Texas did not want to pay to winterize to maximize profits. Risk reward, a few hundred dead people once in a while vs. profits every year.
Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by chasd00 on Thursday April 08, 2021 @08:24AM (#26737836)
This is not even close to fair. Everyone is forgetting how exceptional the storm really was. If Miami were hit by a magnitude 7 earthquake would you all be whining about Miami’s building codes?
Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by Tarragon on Thursday April 08, 2021 @12:00PM (#26740393)
Considering that this exact thing also happened ten years ago. How exceptional is this kind of storm?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/18/state-...

Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by chasd00 on Thursday April 08, 2021 @01:22PM (#26741422)
i was here for both, what happened then wasn't anywhere near as severe or prolonged.