Texas wind turbines frozen in place: it's lights out folks

Penguins don't fly but even if they did, they wouldn't have to worry about getting killed by at least half the wind turbines in Texas because they're frozen in place by climate change. The state's electric turbines have been iced by Texas' historic winter storm, according to a report. 

[H/T Austin American Statesman]

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) told the outlet that about 12,000 megawatts of Texas' wind generation capacity have been hampered and now put out about as much electric current as your patio solar lights at dusk. This is due to the fact that the blades that spin in the wind are frozen stiff. The good news however is that the ones that are working in parts of the state, are spinning like a bat out of hell and are generating enough electricity to power up the lightbulb in your daughter's My Toy Oven.

ERCOT operates Texas' electric grid and manages the deregulated energy market for 75% of the state. 

The good news is that people who moved to Texas from California feel right at home again with the power outage.

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