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Half of Texas Wind Turbines Freeze, Hurting Electricity Output
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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 3525274" data-attributes="member: 26737"><p>I saw an article on deicing turbines, but I don't recall if it was here or elsewhere. They do have the technology to do it, and there are wind farms in Canada that use it, but it is not without cost. In addition to the cost of installation, it also reduces the efficiency of the turbines (I think the article said 10-12%). That's going to present a pretty significant cost to offset something that almost never happens in Texas.</p><p></p><p>FWIW, according to the map I saw, it looks like Amarillo, Lubbock, Texarkana, and Tyler are on SPP. I wonder if they fared better than the ERCOT parts of Texas?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerP226, post: 3525274, member: 26737"] I saw an article on deicing turbines, but I don't recall if it was here or elsewhere. They do have the technology to do it, and there are wind farms in Canada that use it, but it is not without cost. In addition to the cost of installation, it also reduces the efficiency of the turbines (I think the article said 10-12%). That's going to present a pretty significant cost to offset something that almost never happens in Texas. FWIW, according to the map I saw, it looks like Amarillo, Lubbock, Texarkana, and Tyler are on SPP. I wonder if they fared better than the ERCOT parts of Texas? [/QUOTE]
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