OK, but they also need to winterize their systems too. Like has been recommended after the last time this happened, and the time before that. 50% of ERCOT power comes from natural gas.
Bullock said while much of the natural gas available has gone towards Texans' homes, the state's power plants need this fuel as well but aren't getting what they need.
Natural gas providers haven't been able to manufacture, ship or transport their product either, according to Abbott. He said people from these companies are telling his team, "It's just frozen right now. It's frozen in the pipeline. It's frozen at the rig. It's frozen at the transmission line."
To add to this, the oil wells that pump natural gas, also use electricity for power and comms. The electricity was shut off to the oil field so the power could be directed at homes. The electric companies stopped the production of natural gas by doing this, which meant the electric companies weren’t getting the natural gas they needed to run the plants. Targa was down to one facility out of five, and they were running out natural gas real quick. Had they run out of natural gas, the power plants would have shut down. Then the power plants wouldn’t have been able to send power to the oil field to pump more gas. We were almost on big trouble.
Source: My husband was out in freezing temperatures for three days to get the wells started back up.
OK, but they also need to winterize their systems too. Like has been recommended after the last time this happened, and the time before that. 50% of ERCOT power comes from natural gas.
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To add to this, the oil wells that pump natural gas, also use electricity for power and comms. The electricity was shut off to the oil field so the power could be directed at homes. The electric companies stopped the production of natural gas by doing this, which meant the electric companies weren’t getting the natural gas they needed to run the plants. Targa was down to one facility out of five, and they were running out natural gas real quick. Had they run out of natural gas, the power plants would have shut down. Then the power plants wouldn’t have been able to send power to the oil field to pump more gas. We were almost on big trouble.
Source: My husband was out in freezing temperatures for three days to get the wells started back up.