Basically all the upper middle class and above bought generators after Harvey, if not earlier (edit: or some after the winter storm failures...). Unfortunately not all of the generators were properly maintained... but still for the most part, the private sector is solving the grid failures with highly inefficient fixes that provide protection for the well off only. Standard Texas stuff!People of Texas need to pull themselves up by the boot straps and deal with it and stop relying on socialist handouts
They voted for it they can deal with it. Fuck them.
Abbot has been in office for 9 years has done nothing
Shithole since 1836 when we got our freedom because Santa Anna wouldn't let us keep our slaves.Still a shithole state down there? I gotta say this is impressive Texas.
Shithole since 1836 when we got our freedom because Santa Anna wouldn't let us keep our slaves.
That sounds woke.Shithole since 1836 when we got our freedom because Santa Anna wouldn't let us keep our slaves.
Well...Residents are relying on the Whataburger app to track outages since the state doesn’t seem to know where the power is out.
'Joke of a state': Texans relying on fast food app to track outages slam utility company
After the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, millions of Texans were left without power. And once again, residents of the Lone Star State were unable to count on Texas' flagship utility company for either prompt service restoration or even reliable communication.Some Texans...www.rawstory.com
Anyone know if Ted Cruz is trying to book a flight to Norway?
The vast majority of power lines are aluminum. There is one copper high voltage power line I know of outside of Tulsa (my grandfather helped design it), it was put in during the Vietnam War when Aluminum was strategically controlled. You can tell it's different when you drive past it. He said it was so expensive that PSO decided they just wouldn't add more capacity if they couldn't get Aluminum conductors.Burying existing powerlines is expensive. Overhead power lines are just uninsulated “copper.” If you bury them, they have to be specially insulated and in conduit…plus you have to dig the trenches, install vaults, etc. It’s at least 50% more to do it as new construction when it makes sense, but doing it after the fact? BIG expense.
Underground vs. Overhead: Power Line Installation-Cost Comparison and Mitigation
Hurricane Sandy left many electric utility executives, their customers, local and state government leaders and regulators contemplating placing overhead power lines underground.www.power-grid.com
I was surprised to learn this while reading one of my materials design books. Despite the better conductivity of copper, its higher density means also means higher wind fatigue loads, making copper less than optimal. Despite worse conductivity, the lower density of aluminum means better fatigue resistance because the fluctuating stresses are lower relative to the fatigue strength.The vast majority of power lines are aluminum. There is one copper high voltage power line I know of outside of Tulsa (my grandfather helped design it), it was put in during the Vietnam War when Aluminum was strategically controlled. You can tell it's different when you drive past it. He said it was so expensive that PSO decided they just wouldn't add more capacity if they couldn't get Aluminum conductors.
Also the voltage is so high that the resistive losses are a rather small percentage compared to the superior conductivity of copper.I was surprised to learn this while reading one of my materials design books. Despite the better conductivity of copper, its higher density means also means higher wind fatigue loads, making copper less than optimal. Despite worse conductivity, the lower density of aluminum means better fatigue resistance because the fluctuating stresses are lower relative to the fatigue strength.
The more you know. Doo dee doo.