Good Morning Kirk,
Those kinds of winds knock a lot of trees onto the wires and poles - much like we see in Texas from Hurricanes.
After Rita, we installed Kohler gas fired backup generators, seldom use them.
When you need them - you just plain need them.
During Rita we could not print an invoice,open a shop door (finished body shop jobs were locked in) very unhappy customers.
Next you'll tell me natural gas hook ups are no longer possible.
California needs to get real to its constituents needs.
To be so green that brown outs for whatever reason can not have an alternative is just hard headed and really dumb.
Natural gas as a back up to renewables is THE CORRECT final solution that needs to implemented on a national basis.
Texas has grown natural gas at the cost of coal. Texas is huge in wind power #1).
Bottom line it takes all kinds of generation!
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QUICK FACTSTexas is the top U.S. producer of both crude oil and natural gas. In 2019, the state accounted for 41% of the nation's crude oil production and 25% of its marketed natural gas production.As of January 2019, the 30 petroleum refineries in Texas were able to process about 5.8 million barrels of crude oil per day and accounted for 31% of the nation's refining capacity.Texas leads the nation in wind-powered generation and produced about 28% of all the U.S. wind-powered electricity in 2019. Texas wind turbines have produced more electricity than both of the state's nuclear power plants since 2014. Texas produces more electricity than any other state, generating almost twice as much as Florida, the second-highest electricity-producing state.Texas is the largest energy-producing and energy-consuming state in the nation. The industrial sector, including its refineries and petrochemical plants, accounts for half of the energy consumed in the state.
Last Updated: March 19, 2020
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DOWNLOADTrillion BtuTexas Energy Consumption Estimates, 2018CoalNatural GasMotor Gasoline excl. EthanolDistillate Fuel OilJet FuelHGLResidual FuelOther PetroleumNuclear Electric PowerHydroelectric PowerBiomassOther RenewablesNet Electricity ImportsNet Interstate Flow of Electricity01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000Source: Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System
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