Wind power couldn’t keep the lights on in Texas

Calcutta News.Net
Friday 29th February, 2008

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A drop in wind during the week in Texas, left some communities without power when generator windmills stopped working.

The cold weather in Texas triggered an electric emergency that caused the Texas grid operator to cut some services.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said a decline in wind energy production in west Texas occurred at the same time that colder temperatures were hitting the state.

System operators had to halt power to some customers to shave demand.

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