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Old 07-23-2022, 05:36 AM   #27
Pete F.
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Originally Posted by scottw View Post
ERCOT expects power usage will reach 77,544 megawatts on Tuesday, topping the grid's all-time high of 74,820 MW set in August 2019


July 20,2022 "When the wind ebbs, however, it’s an entirely different story. Take last week. Demand for power topped out at about 78 gigawatts. Yet, the grid operator had to beg residents and businesses to reduce power use because wind was sluggish."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...the-texas-grid
Gigawatts are not equal to megawatts, but global warming is due to fossil fuels
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