The Texas power disaster and the end of energy ideology
The Lone Star State will need to think hard about whether it wants to maintain an independent electricity grid following the devastating failure last week
“The energy system was dressed for summer, and extreme winter showed up” Costa Samaras, Carnegie Mellon University professor, on February’s power failure in Texas.
About 20 years ago in 1999 a fellow named George W Bush deregulated the Texas energy market. Governor at the time, Bush touted his accomplishment a year or two later when running for president and highlighted the unleashing of a new energy source: wind power. His successor, Rick Perry, would further pursue the growth of renewables and now Texas is not only the top producer of wind power in the country, but also ranks roughly fifth among wind producers of the world.
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EDMONTON The warm spell continues in Edmonton and across most of Alberta. High Level and Fort McMurray regions will be the exception today with highs some colder air across the north. Edmonton will probably be a couple degrees cooler than yesterday s high of 6 C. But, we ll still top out 2 to 4 degrees above zero. Wind is expected to pick up again with 15-20 km/h wind speeds and gusts in the 30 to 40 km/h range. Late this morning and early this afternoon will likely be the windiest times of the day today. We can t rule out a few brief flurries in the area. But, most of the region won t get anything.
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February 23, 2021, /3BL Media/ - Construction is about to start on the 448-MW Calvados offshore wind project, Enbridge’s third offshore wind farm in France,
as the project secures a key investment milestone. The project will provide enough energy to power to nearly 300,000 homes in the Normandy region when it reaches operation in 2024.
“We are pleased to have reached a final investment decision on our third offshore wind farm in France, and for construction to formally commence on the Calvados (Courseulles-sur-Mer) project,” says Matthew Akman, Enbridge’s Senior Vice President of Strategy and Power. “Over the past several years, we have firmly established Enbridge as a competitive player in offshore wind in Europe and developed an extensive portfolio of projects.”