Hold Onto Your Hat! Texas Wind Turbines Produce More Electricity Than Its 4 Nuclear Reactors (2 Nuclear Power Stations)

Texas Power Stations (and Hurricane Harvey) – map below. Wind Farms are indicated by the grey wind sign and the purple and white signs are the two nuclear power stations – with two nuclear reactors each, i.e. a total of four large reactors.

https://www.eia.gov/special/disruptions/ [Update: They appear to have removed many of the layer functions. They can be found here without storm info: https://www.eia.gov/state/maps.php ]
From EIA.gov energy analysis of Texas:
“ QUICK FACTS
* Texas was the leading crude oil-producing state in the nation in 2015 and exceeded production levels even from the federal offshore areas.
* As of January 2016, the 29 petroleum refineries in Texas had a capacity of over 5.4 million barrels of crude oil per day and accounted for 30% of total U.S. refining capacity.
* Texas accounted for over 27% of U.S. marketed natural gas production in 2015, making it the leading natural gas…

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August 27, 2017 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized

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Having trouble spotting the reactors. Can you tell me what city or boundary they are near. Thank you.

Comment by GarryRogers | August 27, 2017 | Reply
- 2 Plants 4 Reactors:
  Comanche Peak Unit 1, Unit 2 The Comanche Peak power plant is located in Somervell County.
  South Texas Project Unit 1, Unit 2 The South Texas Project (STP) is located in Matagorda County between Bay City and Palacios. https://www.eia.gov/nuclear/state/texas/
  
  Comment by Christina MacPherson | August 28, 2017 | Reply
  - Thank you.
    
    Comment by GarryRogers | August 28, 2017
  - Looks like Harvey came ashore pretty close to the STP plant. Let’s hope the 130-mile per hour winds caused no damage.
    
    Comment by GarryRogers | August 28, 2017
  - I don’t know much about it. But I am thinking that for nuclear reactors, the risk of flooding is a bigger danger. Then, in a heat wave, there are the problems of cooling water. They have sometimes (France I think) had to be shut because their cooling water discharge would have big effect on the river, or local sea area. Far from nuclear reactors being the cure for climate change – climate change could become the doom for nuclear reactors.
    
    Comment by Christina MacPherson | August 28, 2017
  - Thank you.
    
    Comment by GarryRogers | August 28, 2017
Rather late to answer, but a big issue with winds is the power outages mean that they have to go to backup power generators, which might fail or run out of fuel. Fallen trees make access more difficult. More globally, hurricanes bring wind, rain, etc, which strain access and emergency personel. Flying projectiles could be a problem. There is also the non-nuclear part switchyard-power substation that often catches afire anyway for various reasons.

Comment by miningawareness | May 21, 2019 | Reply