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We were on the water on Sunday, about 10 miles away from the home port.

I saw something forming in the sky and nixed going to a beach in the Gulf.

Passengers (including Mrs. 847) were not happy, saying I was being too careful. They said it was nothing.

I made a beeline for the home port, going almost 50 MPH (top speed) the whole time.

Minutes after tying up, lightning starts and the skies opened.

Passengers thanked me.

Having been raised in Galveston and my Dad having a shrimping business on the side I spent a lot of time on the water

If there was a storm in the distance and all the shrimpers started heading for port it was time to hurry ashore cause you could bet the storm was headed our way

My Dad used to say the sea is not your friend and should be very respected

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates Texas’ power grid for more than 26 million customers – or about 90% of the state’s power load – says it still has enough reserve capacity to meet growing demand. It had ample reserve power to deal with record demand a little over a week ago.

Records will likely continue to be broken this week with AccuWeather forecasting temperatures topping 100 degrees this week.

Demand will also likely rise amid overall economic and population growth in Texas. ERCOT anticipates new wind and solar power plants added over the past year will increase resources this summer to more than 91,300 megawatts. Texas produces more natural gas than any other state, according to the EIA, and has also responded to the historic 2021 freeze by adding natural gas and renewable power generation capacity.

Power prices at the ERCOT North Hub – which includes Dallas – slid to a two-week low of $81 per megawatt hour Tuesday – down from $100 on Friday

Are Low-Lying Islands Helpless in the Face of Sea Level Rise? - HumanProgress

Context is everything.

How a massive refinery shortage is contributing to high gas prices : NPR

Yeah, and it seems unlikely that oil companies will be in a hurry to build new ones given the EV projections.

Nuclear is the answer.

I read somewhere that the transition will be about like that for central air.  We'll have to increase capacity gradually no doubt, but nuclear won't be the path chosen.  NG is going to be Number One for a long time in the US.  Wind and solar will continue to grow of course, perhaps fast enough to compensate for increased demand, I don't know.

Nuclear simply is off the table in the US.  I think after Vogtle is completed we won't see another large nuclear plant in the US.