Everybody is aware of the turbine icing, Justin. You've grabbed ahold of that like it demonstrates something you've asserted about a consiquence of wind power- yet it does not. That can’t go unrecognized; the web is awash with articles today explaining how and why your understand
ing is false-
It is a defect to only read as far as needed to confirm prejudice. As Eegore rightly stated, industry leaders have explained exactly why what you've said isn't true- it’s on each of us to process that information and revise our understanding. Today and late yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott has been recognized for accurately reporting power capacity issues to local new outlets in Texas- then going on FOX to tell a completely false story.
So, while misunderstanding hasn’t been entirely the fault of average Texans, by now we all have had plenty of opportunity to accurately understand what is actually going on- and to recognize lies and partisan propaganda when offered to us.
Related- the connection is obvious:
Iowa is reported to get about 42% of their power from wind; only a subset of that generation in the West is having turbine outages- about 15%. In that same region, 50% of natural gas production has been nocked out by this weather. Don't take off your shoes- do yourself a favor and just trust that 15% is significantly less than 50%. Well, how cold is it in Iowa, compared to Texas? Yesterday's lowes were -30 in Iowa... and -2 in Texas.
Here’s a brief video summation of that circumstance, with minor differences in details:
https://youtu.be/qLTKHdnoptMOne last bit to be disabused of: wind turbines are not made of recycled coal power plant parts. When an investor builds a turbine, they don't blow up a methane generator- just like when some meterosexual buys an electric bike, they don't show up at your house and impound your Savage. Where did you get that idea, anyway?