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75 with the lights off and a fan going.  And I've got spray foam insulation and good weather stripping.  Still gonna get warm if power goes out.

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2 hours ago, Captainant said:

meanwhile, there's office buildings with one or two people on the whole floor, and it's kept at a chilly 68 degrees. Business electricity usage is far more wasteful than individual usage, and yet they're given a pass.

My office isn't empty, but I literally keep a hoodie at my desk because they keep it so fucking cold in there. Makes no sense to me.

My office feels like 50 today. I asked to have the temp raised because I'm uncomfortable but I was told that it creates too many problems to ask building maintenance to intervene. I was advised to bring a coat to work.

6 minutes ago, Steel Shank said:

Maybe this will convince a lot of new arrivals to move out of state.

i've been in this state for 45 years. this is just extra incentive for me to move the fuck out of this state.

Maybe this will convince a lot of new arrivals to move out of state.
Was just thinking about that. Insert I've made a huge mistake gif.

65 degrees in my office right now. Whole floor actually. I have no control over it. Divine.

5 minutes ago, hookem17 said:

The grid condition is now “yellow,” which means “energy conservation is requested.”

 On the graphs it shows a drop of 4MW right at 2pm 7/11/22. I wonder what went off line to cause that.

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That’s actually been the case the morning of for like 10 days since May 1. Normally, mothballed power or something like it will show up and the day will be fine. Today, with wind almost being zero, I don’t know. This is all very 2011-ish and it really sucks. 

We're driving to Santa Fe today and very few windmills are turning. Good luck surly.
1 minute ago, CHEF DIESEL said:

 On the graphs it shows a drop of 4MW right at 2pm 7/11/22. I wonder what went off line to cause that.

nothing. it's corrected.

7 minutes ago, hookem17 said:

The grid condition is now “yellow,” which means “energy conservation is requested.”

Think this was planned and not based on actual conditions. 

2 minutes ago, CHEF DIESEL said:

 On the graphs it shows a drop of 4MW right at 2pm 7/11/22. I wonder what went off line to cause that.

 

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24 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

My office feels like 50 today. I asked to have the temp raised because I'm uncomfortable but I was told that it creates too many problems to ask building maintenance to intervene. I was advised to bring a coat to work.

Americans are literally the worst. So wasteful and self-centered. “It’s a hassle to be responsible, so fuck it!” should be printed on our currency. 

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Strange that it's "yellow" now as it has been green even with fewer reserves in the past few days.

 

4 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

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Strange that it's "yellow" now as it has been green even with fewer reserves in the past few days.

didn't someone say it has to do with the fact that wind is so far down today vs prior days?

Looks like we should be fine. Demand is starting to level off a bit and supply is still well above.

Cross post from the renewables thread:  It's time for Sailors and Marines to break taboo and start whistling like crazy.  Come on , wind, blow!

9 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

Looks like we should be fine. Demand is starting to level off a bit and supply is still well above.

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I am going to suggest to Mrs. Brat that we just get naked for the rest of the day.

 

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In Bergen, Norway today. Took the train from Oslo through the mountains to get here. I can verify it is awesome not being in Texas right now. Suck it surly.

78702 here for work. Out over whole neighborhood. Not sure about home which is 78735. 

5 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Who's over at the Yellow Rose right now, and can you get Hannah hooked up for today?

1 hour ago, tokamak said:

My office isn't empty, but I literally keep a hoodie at my desk because they keep it so fucking cold in there. Makes no sense to me.

I wear a sweater everytime I go in and since basically everyone is work from home now, there’s never more than 1 or 2 other people there.

5 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

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I'm not anywhere close to getting rain from that, but it did cool it down to 99 degrees. Downright brisk outside right now.

27 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

I am going to suggest to Mrs. Brat that we just get naked for the rest of the day.

 

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AB - What about today is different than any other day?

2 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

AB - What about today is different than any other day?

She only has one can of her fizzy alcohol drinks left for me to take advantage of.

2 hours ago, Okie State said:

So what happens when the blue line crosses the purple line? Do we implode?

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1 hour ago, GreenspointTexas said:

The a/c at my job is set at a constant 58 degrees. Its always funny wearing a jacket into work from the car

I don't know about commercial leases but I assume that the lease cost include utility costs? Crank it down if I'm not paying...  Lived in KL for a few years and the company paid our utilities so we had all the A/C's set to 17C and slept under down comforters...

1 hour ago, Steel Shank said:

Maybe this will convince a lot of new arrivals to move out of state.

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2 minutes ago, Grimas said:

I don't know about commercial leases but I assume that the lease cost include utility costs? Crank it down if I'm not paying...  Lived in KL for a few years and the company paid our utilities so we had all the A/C's set to 17C and slept under down comforters...

17C? What does that translate into Freedom Degrees?

34 minutes ago, Jiggy-Z said:

In Bergen, Norway today. Took the train from Oslo through the mountains to get here. I can verify it is awesome not being in Texas right now. Suck it surly.

wife out walking the dogga today. 

(yes there are thongs on the beach)

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1 minute ago, crash_davis said:

17C? What does that translate into Freedom Degrees?

No clue - I don't do C other than what was set on the unit...

Walked past my gas grill and thought I left it on due to the wonderful aroma it was putting off. No, just hot. So this evening I figured I'll grill without using any fuel.

Advantage: Steel Shank

12 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

She only has one can of her fizzy alcohol drinks left for me to take advantage of.

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Left Austin Saturday to head to the mountains for a month. It's a balmy 77 right now as I read this thread. God speed gentleman. 

4 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

wife out walking the dogga today. 

(yes there are thongs on the beach)

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Do I see some Norway pipe laying going on just across the water?

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11 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

on the beach

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Talked to ERCOT today and they’re seeing conservation across the board from the market today and therefore less usage than forecasted and no chance of blackouts. It’s going to be a tough 2-6 more weeks nonetheless. The big difference between 2011 and now is that the high pressure dome isn’t fully covering Houston. It does some days and not others, including what they expect this coming weekend for a while. If Houston gets ongoing moisture and turns it occasionally into rain, it keeps the entire grid from blowing out. Let’s hope for more of that, especially in afternoons. 

55 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

She only has one can of her fizzy alcohol drinks left for me to take advantage of.

H‑E‑B delivers now.  

46 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

wife out walking the dogga today. 

(yes there are thongs on the beach)

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It appears some lady is laying prone on the rocks and getting @futureman’d 

31 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

Austin Energy doing it's thing.

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While everyone was yelling about ERCOT, etc(rightly so statewide) Austin Energy was a lot of the problem during freezepocalypse in Austin. They almost got off scot free for their shitty old infrastructure until the water fiasco.

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