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Originally Posted by TakeFive
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To quote my conservative friends because they know what they're talking about : "The sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow."
Gosh; I thought you knew this?
Due to climate change, my recommendation would be to have plenty of backup capacity. The great thing about Nat Gas is you can crank it up when you need it and shut it down when you don't. Storing electricity is iffy at best and still largely unproven; I wouldn't want to rely on that.
FYI, Arizona sources its electricity: " In 2021, 99% of Arizona's total electricity net generation was provided from 6 sources: natural gas (43%); nuclear power (28%); coal (13%); solar energy (9%); hydroelectric power (5%): and wind (1%)."
The problem with Texas was their systems weren't 'winterized' and they froze up. They've weathered this summer's heat peaks.
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You've got it all figured out. Call FERC, NWPP, WEIM, CAISO, WEIS and tell them you've solved the capacity crunch in the West.
Roughly 25% of AZ generation is exported, most to CA, you're CAISO's bitch in that specific market determines what AZ has. The growth in natural gas generation is due to CA's emission requirements as merchant plants were built in AZ and then bid into the CAISO market starting the in early 2000's. That market has changed somewhat as utilities in CA have to show the emission makeup of their generation and have sought further data on the emission intensity of out-of-state generators. Greenwashing purchases with purchased REC's is no longer a viable strategy.
Colorado's 80% by 2030 goal has plenty of dispatchable capacity built-in at least for the benevolent monopolisitic utility. 1,300 MW of additional gas-fired and 400MW of 4-hour battery storage to go with the gas, remaining coal, and pumped hydro that's already on the system. Can't speak for the rest of the utilities as most of them are currently in the "then a miracle occurs" stage of planning.
Texas' problems go way beyond plant winterization. Resource adequacy still isn't addressed, nor is transmission resiliency, and we won't go into the toothless winterization and reliability regulations that were put upon the gas delivery system by the TRC.
Since it's Texas, they ignored this report, but it's probably the most comprehensive, holistic one of Winter Storm Uri:
https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/new...ecommendations
Anyway's..... enough TakeFive-caused digression. I'm liking what the PopUp Denver program has been doing for retail along the Mall in activating shuttered storefronts. It looks like they want to further expand the program in 2023, but I haven't seen any kind of proposal as to what that expansion entails. Does anyone have any information?