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by bravetraveler 944 days ago
See the last few winters down here in Texas for examples. Electrical failures aren't unlikely

Cold/freezing means heavier lines that may fall and so on

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Gas compressors also failed because ERCOT and local utilities were blind with regards to load shedding and critical loads. You must build for total system resilience, and not assume your continuity plans will be robust because of disparate energy sources. Clearly you can’t assume the competence of some system operators.

https://www.masterresource.org/texas-blackout-2021/electrifi...

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-04-natural-gas-pipelines-vu...