In the case of the '18 February snap-freeze, the problem was gas plant lines freezing over so they couldn’t run their generators as demand peaked.
Ironically, that sky-high crisis pricing causes green energy investment to surge, as wind and solar got to ride the $3000 Mwh rates during the peak of summer while gas companies had to spend a small fortune retrofitting all their lines.
I’m looking at it from ercot not having enough energy for demand like the last few years. Obviously, a hurricane will take down service.
In the case of the '18 February snap-freeze, the problem was gas plant lines freezing over so they couldn’t run their generators as demand peaked.
Ironically, that sky-high crisis pricing causes green energy investment to surge, as wind and solar got to ride the $3000 Mwh rates during the peak of summer while gas companies had to spend a small fortune retrofitting all their lines.