Swell. No redundancy. It's like all PWR plants suck.
Yeah, without context, I was wonder what the hell happened.
Swell. No redundancy. It's like all PWR plants suck.Comanche Peak unit 1 tripped due to a feed water pump problem.
Yeah, without context, I was wonder what the hell happened.It should be noted that a nuclear power plant going off line doesn’t mean they had an accident with the core or are in danger of releasing radiation. There are many parts of a power plant that can fail that could prevent them from dumping electricity onto the grid that have no or minimal impact on the nuclear part of the plant.
Fire up the diesel. Oh crap it's not a sub.Swell. No redundancy. It's like all PWR plants suck.
Yeah, without context, I was wonder what the hell happened.
Just when you thought ERCOT couldn't get anymore stupid, they are like "hold my beer!!"
Is ERCOT attempting to "eighty-six" batteries?
Texasans apparently love to be shat on, and will continue voting for corrupt republican politicians for at least another decade or two.How long is the public abuse going to be tolerated?
Texans big oil is not your friend. They wont even give you a reach around but every politician has a hand in big oil.
You weren't happy to see the price manipulated to $5000 per MW hr for nearly an hour and a half today?How long is the public abuse going to be tolerated?
Texans big oil is not your friend. They wont even give you a reach around but every politician has a hand in big oil.
You weren't happy to see the price manipulated to $5000 per MW hr for nearly an hour and a half today?
Can’t wait for the next special assessment we’ll all have to pay.You weren't happy to see the price manipulated to $5000 per MW hr for nearly an hour and a half today?
That's $5 per kW hr for anyone buying wholesale in that timeframe. It's averaged out into the bills regular people pay.Steve, if you had to hazard a guess, what would that translate to cents per KwH for the public for that 90 min timeframe?
Don't forget the $0.05/kW-hr or so for transmission/distribution system charge that customers also pay on top of the base power price (ok, admittedly lost in the rounding in this case... but in more typical conditions makes up a significant portion of bill).That's $5 per kW hr for anyone buying wholesale in that timeframe. It's averaged out into the bills regular people pay.
Average residential price in 2022 was $0.14/kW-hr, currently have options to lock in just a bit over $0.10/kW-hr for a new 12 month residential contract. Most folks are on fixed price contracts, so this price spike won't impact them at all - until they renew.Maybe another question is what's the normal price for ercot generating a MW hr?
Don't forget the $0.05/kW-hr or so for transmission/distribution system charge that customers also pay on top of the base power price (ok, admittedly lost in the rounding in this case... but in more typical conditions makes up a significant portion of bill).
Average residential price in 2022 was $0.14/kW-hr, currently have options to lock in just a bit over $0.10/kW-hr for a new 12 month residential contract. Most folks are on fixed price contracts, so this price spike won't impact them at all - until they renew.
Another way to look at it, with natural gas prices hovering at around $2.50/mmbtu, a reasonably efficient gas plant costs around $20/MW-hr in just fuel costs to run, compared to that very brief $5000/MW-hr price. Add on the ~$0.05 T&D charges, a marginal-cost basis would be about $0.07/kW-hr to the customer - if the gas generator were built, maintained, and operated for free, and just charged for fuel.
In Oklahoma at the same time we were at $5/MWh.Maybe another question is what's the normal price for ercot generating a MW hr?
That wasn't a very brief $5000 per MW hr price. It was for nearly an hour and a half yesterday.Don't forget the $0.05/kW-hr or so for transmission/distribution system charge that customers also pay on top of the base power price (ok, admittedly lost in the rounding in this case... but in more typical conditions makes up a significant portion of bill).
Average residential price in 2022 was $0.14/kW-hr, currently have options to lock in just a bit over $0.10/kW-hr for a new 12 month residential contract. Most folks are on fixed price contracts, so this price spike won't impact them at all - until they renew.
Another way to look at it, with natural gas prices hovering at around $2.50/mmbtu, a reasonably efficient gas plant costs around $20/MW-hr in just fuel costs to run, compared to that very brief $5000/MW-hr price. Add on the ~$0.05 T&D charges, a marginal-cost basis would be about $0.07/kW-hr to the customer - if the gas generator were built, maintained, and operated for free, and just charged for fuel.
What are you using for your thermal efficiency? At 36% it would cost about $5/MWhr. Many co-generators can get significantly higher than that.Don't forget the $0.05/kW-hr or so for transmission/distribution system charge that customers also pay on top of the base power price (ok, admittedly lost in the rounding in this case... but in more typical conditions makes up a significant portion of bill).
Average residential price in 2022 was $0.14/kW-hr, currently have options to lock in just a bit over $0.10/kW-hr for a new 12 month residential contract. Most folks are on fixed price contracts, so this price spike won't impact them at all - until they renew.
Another way to look at it, with natural gas prices hovering at around $2.50/mmbtu, a reasonably efficient gas plant costs around $20/MW-hr in just fuel costs to run, compared to that very brief $5000/MW-hr price. Add on the ~$0.05 T&D charges, a marginal-cost basis would be about $0.07/kW-hr to the customer - if the gas generator were built, maintained, and operated for free, and just charged for fuel.
Co-gen aren't typically on the margin for power supply, that's more base-load. I was assuming a natural gas combustion turbine, which runs around 8,000 BTU/kwh. And even a good co-gen runs more like 5,000 BTU/kwh heat rate for the electricity - or $12.5/MWhr.What are you using for your thermal efficiency? At 36% it would cost about $5/MWhr. Many co-generators can get significantly higher than that.
What? That way cheaper than up here in the North East! Now, we don't have power outages, but those rates are, on the net, half of what I pay.Don't forget the $0.05/kW-hr or so for transmission/distribution system charge that customers also pay on top of the base power price (ok, admittedly lost in the rounding in this case... but in more typical conditions makes up a significant portion of bill).
Average residential price in 2022 was $0.14/kW-hr, currently have options to lock in just a bit over $0.10/kW-hr for a new 12 month residential contract. Most folks are on fixed price contracts, so this price spike won't impact them at all - until they renew.
Another way to look at it, with natural gas prices hovering at around $2.50/mmbtu, a reasonably efficient gas plant costs around $20/MW-hr in just fuel costs to run, compared to that very brief $5000/MW-hr price. Add on the ~$0.05 T&D charges, a marginal-cost basis would be about $0.07/kW-hr to the customer - if the gas generator were built, maintained, and operated for free, and just charged for fuel.
Co-gen aren't typically on the margin for power supply, that's more base-load. I was assuming a natural gas combustion turbine, which runs around 8,000 BTU/kwh. And even a good co-gen runs more like 5,000 BTU/kwh heat rate for the electricity - or $12.5/MWhr.
Edit: 100% efficient conversion would be 3412 BTU/kWH ~ so a 36% efficiency would be 9500 BTU/kWH (but that's a pretty lousy co-gen, they should get ~65% efficiency for electricity generation, or theoretically better if you count the combined heat and can utilize low pressure steam)
Texas is sitting right on top of incredible energy resources and infrastructure - including natural gas, wind, solar, pipelines, and lots of open land for the wind/solar. Power should be cheap there, if anywhere.What? That way cheaper than up here in the North East! Now, we don't have power outages, but those rates are, on the net, half of what I pay.
What no resort fees?Don't forget the $0.05/kW-hr or so for transmission/distribution system charge that customers also pay on top of the base power price (ok, admittedly lost in the rounding in this case... but in more typical conditions makes up a significant portion of bill).
Average residential price in 2022 was $0.14/kW-hr, currently have options to lock in just a bit over $0.10/kW-hr for a new 12 month residential contract. Most folks are on fixed price contracts, so this price spike won't impact them at all - until they renew.
Another way to look at it, with natural gas prices hovering at around $2.50/mmbtu, a reasonably efficient gas plant costs around $20/MW-hr in just fuel costs to run, compared to that very brief $5000/MW-hr price. Add on the ~$0.05 T&D charges, a marginal-cost basis would be about $0.07/kW-hr to the customer - if the gas generator were built, maintained, and operated for free, and just charged for fuel.
Death by capitalism tbhAnother delivery driver death.
UPS Driver Dies Of Heat Stroke After Making Deliveries In 101-Degree Texas Weather
Co-workers said Chris Begley, a 28-year veteran of UPS, "embodied the spirit of what it means to be a Teamster."currently.att.yahoo.com
UPS can't get those ACs installed fast enough.