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Re: -4 in SW Arkansas with no electricity - mattkime - 02-16-2021
ztirffritz wrote: They didn't anticipate needing to de-ice the turbines.
Dumb choice.
Re: -4 in SW Arkansas with no electricity - mikebw - 02-16-2021
Ombligo wrote:
How do you lose food in a freeze? Just put everything on the porch and you are good.
Have done this, would recommend. Keep perishables out of the sun/away from animals and be careful about fluids in glass jars.
Re: -4 in SW Arkansas with no electricity - Dennis S - 02-16-2021
Well, it will be 25 in a hour or two and no more snow until tonight. We've been having rolling blackouts so if we don't get freezing rain, we should be OK.
Re: -4 in SW Arkansas with no electricity - C(-)ris - 02-16-2021
If it is above zero our beverage storage is outdoors.
Re: -4 in SW Arkansas with no electricity - Numo - 02-16-2021
There are quite a few gallons of water in a tank water heater. :confused:
Re: -4 in SW Arkansas with no electricity - testcase - 02-17-2021
23ºF here in Greeneville, TN right now. I'm snug & cozy in my RV. My location is east and south of the really bad weather. Where everyone else got snow & ice, I got rain.
Re: -4 in SW Arkansas with no electricity - Speedy - 02-17-2021
ztirffritz wrote:
Texas had to idle a bunch of their windfarms because they were getting covered in ice. They didn't anticipate needing to de-ice the turbines. That has put a strain on the electrical grid. To supplement the electrical grid, "peaker" natural gas plants were installed. However, with temps plummeting, the gas is being diverted to homes that need heat more than lights. Unfortunately, half the homes in TX use electricity for heat, so they're robbing Peter to pay Paul.
And here in Texas the natural gas has water in it which is freezing.