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Uh, were at 1210 mw right now



1.21 gigawatts? Do you have any idea how much energy that is? The only power source capable triggering that kind of energy is a bolt of lightning. It would have to be a real wall-shaker, big enough to stop a clock!

(I mean this as purely a bit of comic relief. Texas is in dire straits right now, and I wish the people and infrastructure all the best in this time.)


Yeah, real fuckin funny. I've had no power for 8 hours and it's 9 degrees outside.


It's a quote from "Back to the Future": https://backtothefuture.fandom.com/wiki/Jigowatt


I don't care.


When I go to that page I see "Operating Reserves: 3,126 MW"


I suspect the person you're responding to is using the featured link (real-time conditions) and looking at the diff between system capacity and current demand, which doesn't match the current operating reserves on the ercot homepage.




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