westinghousesghost t1_j1kiy79 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 2:40 AM

Meanwhile the Steelers are playing and the stadium is lit as bright as ever

IamSauerKraut t1_j1kun30 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 4:37 AM

Interesting. In Nashville, the mayor asked the Titans to postpone their game due to the TVL instituting rolling blackouts in the area.

PrimaryFun2207 t1_j1r4l22 wrote on December 26, 2022 at 7:07 PM

That’s not how we roll here in PA.

MildTile t1_j1m15s8 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 2:20 PM

They’re LED and the stadium only sources about 1/4 of their power from the local grid.

westinghousesghost t1_j1m2ls2 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 2:35 PM

The point wasn't specifically about the lights, but rather that the stadium was operating in general. Even if they only get 1/4 of their power from the grid, it's a stadium and that's still a lot of power. Additionally, there's all the infrastructure that supports the game - transportation, broadcasting, local food/accommodations/etc. It's absolutely insane that they're allowed to host these games when people all across the county have no heat and people in six states are being told to only use what's absolutely necessary.

MildTile t1_j1m3cws wrote on December 25, 2022 at 2:42 PM

…right. Sure because that’s feasible, but whatever makes you feel better.

westinghousesghost t1_j1m725m wrote on December 25, 2022 at 3:17 PM

Not sure what you're claiming isn't feasible because I didn't make any suggestions in my previous comment and you didn't quote anything.

But while we're talking about feasibility, here's one that I know would work: postpone the game until the energy emergency is resolved.

Fluffy_Dziner t1_j1nlzwe wrote on December 25, 2022 at 10:06 PM

I totally get your point - but it’s not so easy to “just” postpone a major league game. There are a lot of moving parts and schedules to deal with.

MildTile t1_j1mxvz6 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 6:55 PM

It’s a multi billion dollar industry supporting well over 1500 people just in Pittsburgh on game day. They had 11 other games played yesterday as well.

It’s a lot more than just let’s cancel the game until this is over.

You obviously have zero idea how any of this works.

But go ahead and cast your bullshit on the Steelers. You’re obviously so much more caring than the nfl and the Steelers