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Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts
From: Chris Boyd <cboyd () gizmopartners com>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2021 15:13:08 -0600
On Feb 16, 2021, at 11:51 AM, Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com> wrote: You'd think that mid-summer Texas chews a lot more peak capacity than the middle of winter. Plus I would think a lot of Texas uses natural gas for heat rather than electricity further mitigating its effect on the grid. Mike
The eia.gov site shows it to be about a 50/50 split between natural gas and electric heating. Propane fills in a few more percent. Yes, the grid does get quite strained in the summer from AC use. —Chris, from Austin
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