tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843016047022615527.post7833125835226958699..comments2024-03-22T02:26:31.381-05:00Comments on Disaster-wise: Texas Sheds a Load: ERCOT and rolling outagesJim Chileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849843735206903837noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843016047022615527.post-42977659249663881612011-02-10T10:33:24.315-06:002011-02-10T10:33:24.315-06:00Atmos Energy did say that gas fired generating pla...Atmos Energy did say that gas fired generating plants have lower gas priority than commercial buildings in one press release. Yet, how many commercial businesses can run without commercial electric power?<br /><br />I do think building more DC interties is a good idea for electrical reliability. A HVDC Regional intertie might have made the Western Intertie overstress Blackouts of August 1996 less likely. <br /><br />Yet, the simple task of keeping tree limbs from touching powerlines could do wonders. Several large power failures (10 August 1996, 14 August 2003) have had this problem as one of the root causes (no pun intended).Erstwildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951371286061402979noreply@blogger.com