02-28-2021, 05:00 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-28-2021, 05:12 AM by ElwoodBlues1.)
(02-28-2021, 01:28 AM)PaulP link Wrote:https://theconversation.com/texas-was-a-...ket-155856USA is a lot different to Australia, the American electrical grid overall was built in the 60's and has been poorly maintained because suppliers are investor based companies looking to save money and pay shareholders. Its a hybrid mixture in technology which will always fall over with even slight extremes in weather.
Wind Turbines give practically nothing to the grid in Australia so this source failing/freezing isnt relevant to us, a lot of the States in the USA run as independent nations unlike Australia where Victoria and NSW for example are happy to help each other and also help South Australia that has trouble supplying especially in outer areas and also struggles during extreme heat.
The Texas grid is isolated and connected to nothing else, in tropical(joking) Canada its different....Every Canadian province along the U.S. border is electrically interconnected with a neighbouring U.S. state or states, with many provinces boasting multiple international connections. The result is a reliable grid on both sides of the border.
Its not a retail problem its a political problem causing a technical problem.