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Post by west-texan on Jul 8, 2009 21:51:12 GMT -5
First really hot 100 degree day...and Xcel craps out. Glad I didn't lose any power... But if Xcel had enough electric capacity for Amarillo's needs... They would not be begging us to turn our a/c thermostats up to a higher temperature. Appears that we are just barely staying in limits without any excess capacity. That does not bode well for Amarillo's future if we have any population growth. No wonder the AEDC is really not trying to bring any new big industry to Amarillo. Amarillo really needs more high-tech jobs... But with new large internet data centers sometimes taking as much power as an entire subdivision... We better not even try to host a regional data center for any web hosting company or google. www.newschannel10.com/global/story.asp?s=10666781 |
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Post by zebrarick on Jul 9, 2009 8:16:17 GMT -5
Dangit WT. Turn the lights to off when you leave the Bat Cave will ya?
We were off but it was not for very long. We left my house roughly at 4:00 for the evening and got back at 7:30. Clocks flashed at 3:20 so we were without maybe 20 minutes.
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Post by west-texan on Aug 2, 2010 19:22:00 GMT -5
It's been hot outside, and where I live in west Amarillo is now under a brownout where we have reduced power.
Lights are dim and air conditioner won't work, but enough power the computer did not shut down.
Hopefully Xcel gets their crap together, because it appears the Amarillo city electric infrastructure is aging a bit if hot days cause brownouts.
I called the automated number and it says they have a known outage in this area.
Wonder if this was a squirrel in the substation or a transformer that is getting old?
Glad it's still fairly cool inside the house here.
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Post by west-texan on Aug 2, 2010 19:47:36 GMT -5
Full power back on now.
Ceiling fan over my head just went back up to full speed.
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Post by west-texan on Aug 2, 2010 20:04:37 GMT -5
The automated restoration call from Xcel said the outage started at approximately 6:31,
and affected 278 customer locations.
Must have been a neighborhood transformer that went out.
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Post by shark on Aug 3, 2010 8:29:10 GMT -5
I can remember up in Ind when a drunk would hit the electric pole or ice on the lines, etc. crap like that we would have no power for10 hrs and one time 2 days. My sister lived out aways and she had no power for 7 days.
We both have generators and bought mine with me.
right now up there it's 100` and the humidity is probably as high to boot and when your juice goes off you tough it out as long as you can then you run water in the ol' tub and submerge yourself like the ***** Orca. One reason we moved down here in the burbs where I live there's no freakin electric lines all underground looks nicer too. Of course when the electric bill rolled around our bill was the same may not had power for couple days, but, we paid the same. LOL
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Post by west-texan on Aug 3, 2010 13:11:14 GMT -5
This is proof that Xcel Energy is running pretty close to the red-line for power in the Amarillo area. They have 6 units in 2 power plants NE of Amarillo that you can see from the Fritch highway. If they have trouble making it with 1 unit down, then we are close to the limit. They are begging us to save electricity today.  www.amarillo.com/stories/080310/web_xcel.shtmlHome > News > Local News Web-posted Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Xcel asks customers to cut back during maintenance By Kevin Welch newsroomfb@amarillo.com Xcel Energy is asking consumers to cut back on using electricity to make sure the utility can keep the lights on and especially air conditioners running. “We have some unplanned maintenance at one of our plants,” said Xcel spokesman Wes Reeves. “There’s a leak in a tube that carries water through a boiler. It happens, but this is expected to be a very hot day.” The company expects to be able to produce enough electricity to meet demand, but an unexpected event like the loss of a transmission line could shrink reserve margins, according to a news release. It is especially concerned about demand rising in the afternoon due to air conditioning usage. The problem should be fixed tomorrow, but to avoid problems today, Xcel is asking people to turn off unnecessary lights, computers and appliances. Xcel also asks customers to set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher at home and turn up thermostats to 85 degrees before leaving home. Using major appliances and equipment after 7 p.m. when power demand is lower will also help. Xcel has asked customers before to help reduce demand in unexpected situations and they have responded. “We’ve had relief in the past,” Reeves said. “People have been generally good about watching thermostats and turning off lights.” |
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