EPISODE · Jun 20, 2022 · 39 MIN
Will your A/C stay on in Texas this Summer?
from Y'all-itics · host WFAA
Already this summer, Texans have been asked to conserve energy, just to make sure we have enough power. We’ve already climbed above 100 more than once, and we’re barely halfway through June. And we still haven’t recovered from the devastating winter storm of 2021 that led to the catastrophic failure of Texas’ power grid and hundreds of deaths. So, we had a simple question here at Y’all-itics. Will our air conditioning stay on during what promises to be a brutal summer? We turned to expert energy analyst Alison Silverstein and Senator Nathan Johnson, a leading voice on the power grid in the Texas legislature. They explain why we actually have so much electricity right now in Texas, some generators are losing money, while we’re paying more. It’s only possible because so many of our extra power plants are online, plants usually undergoing maintenance this time of year. And running these plants so hard, for so long, could have devastating consequences come August and beyond. Guests Allison Silverstein, Energy Analyst/Consultant Sen. Nathan Johnson, (D) Dallas
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Already this summer, Texans have been asked to conserve energy, just to make sure we have enough power. We’ve already climbed above 100 more than once, and we’re barely halfway through June. And we still haven’t recovered from the devastating winter storm of 2021 that led to the catastrophic failure of Texas’ power grid and hundreds of deaths. So, we had a simple question here at Y’all-itics. Will our air conditioning stay on during what promises to be a brutal summer? We turned to expert energy analyst Alison Silverstein and Senator Nathan Johnson, a leading voice on the power grid in the Texas legislature. They explain why we actually have so much electricity right now in Texas, some generators are losing money, while we’re paying more. It’s only possible because so many of our extra power plants are online, plants usually undergoing maintenance this time of year. And running these plants so hard, for so long, could have devastating consequences come August and beyond. Guests Allison Silverstein, Energy Analyst/Consultant Sen. Nathan Johnson, (D) Dallas
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