Boil water notice for the entire city of Houston...SMH (Center: install, generators)

[SanJac]

Originally Posted by WRM20

No. I'm not surprised. I am going to assume that the generators are pretty big, given the amount of water that's pumped into the system, and larger generators take more time to start up and shut down safely and without damage to the engines.

As part of the expansion of the Northeast Treatment plant, a 30MW microgrid is being installed. I don't know if it's up and running yet, but the provider says that system has a 10 second cold start. I'm sure we will hear more over the next few days.

I encourage everyone to watch the mayor’s news conference. https://youtu.be/CldwFGnscfI

Apparently lack of power was not the issue, so the backup power generators would not have helped. Two transformers failed. The 2nd transformer was the backup but it also failed. The issues were internal to the plant.

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by katygirl68

I’m making it political, but I’m certainly not blaming Abbott.

You’re trying too hard.

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by SanJac

I encourage everyone to watch the mayor’s news conference. https://youtu.be/CldwFGnscfI

Apparently lack of power was not the issue, so the backup power generators would not have helped. Two transformers failed. The 2nd transformer was the backup but it also failed. The issues were internal to the plant.

So there was no generator?

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by WRM20

No. I'm not surprised. I am going to assume that the generators are pretty big, given the amount of water that's pumped into the system, and larger generators take more time to start up and shut down safely and without damage to the engines.

Do you know anything about generators?
I started a huge generator in a factory where I work
It took less than a minute to turn the generator on and have it ready to use.

The generator was similar to this one but much older

[SanJac]

Originally Posted by Dopo

So there was no generator?

As I understood it they had access to generators but chose not to use them because the transformers failed.

Given your background with generators you will probably understand the video better than I did.

[usc619]

Originally Posted by SanJac

As I understood it they had access to generators but chose not to use them because the transformers failed.

Given your background with generators you will probably understand the video better than I did.

Long story short...either the relay protection didn't perform correctly or the actual problem is somewhere near the pumps (you can't continue to feed a fault)

[CastletonSnob1]

Originally Posted by katygirl68

That’s because Twitter bots are stupid. This has nothing to do with Gregg Abbott, and everything to do with local government bureaucracy being incompetent.

Some people were saying that the people of Houston deserve it for voting for Abbott.

...Despite the fact that Harris County voted for Beto, not Abbott. It would have taken these people 2 seconds of research to see how Harris County voted before they made their Tweets.

Now, yes, Texas as a whole voted for Abbott, but Harris County, specifically, did not. Saying that a city that's in a red state "deserves" to suffer when said city voted AGAINST the bad leadership is essentially victim blaming.

[elnina]

Houston’s ongoing boil water notice has been lifted, officials said. But Houston ISD has announced classes are canceled and campuses closed nonetheless.

At around 6:50 a.m. Tuesday, experts with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved water samples provided to them as safe for consumption.

What to do after a boil water notice is lifted
Residents should flush their water systems by running cold water faucets for at least a minute, clean automatic ice makers and run water softeners through a regeneration cycle, according to Houston Public Works.

Houston ISD hasn't provided updates on school closures

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/new...d-17617727.php

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by SanJac

As I understood it they had access to generators but chose not to use them because the transformers failed.

Given your background with generators you will probably understand the video better than I did.

Very likely the loads and the generators are rated for 480V. So I don't see why they need transformers.

[usc619]

Originally Posted by Dopo

Do you know anything about generators?
I started a huge generator in a factory where I work
It took less than a minute to turn the generator on and have it ready to use.

The generator was similar to this one but much older

FYI; The generators WRM20 was referring to is a different animal than the ones you worked on lol. That's not a 30MW generator.

Originally Posted by Dopo

Very likely the loads and the generators are rated for 480V. So I don't see why they need transformers.

Pretty common for the COH and other plants to have their own transformers for reliability and cost. Centerpoint is only delivering transmission to the customer.