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You need to add the words “in Texas” to that. The rest of the country seems to do just fine.
Of course, we weatherized our power grids...
Of course, we weatherized our power grids...
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LTC Eugene Chu
SSG Byron Hewett - Texas's problem is not from "tree huggers". It is from conservatives who believed in no federal regulation along with concerns for profit over performance
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/21/us/texas-electricity-ercot-blackouts.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/21/us/texas-electricity-ercot-blackouts.html
How Texas’ Drive for Energy Independence Set It Up for Disaster
Texas has refused to join interstate electrical grids and railed against energy regulation. Now it’s having to answer to millions of residents who were left without power in last week’s snowstorm.
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PO1 H Gene Lawrence
SSG Byron Hewett - oh, that it would be that easy. Texas has to take the heat for this one, so to speak.
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PO1 H Gene Lawrence
LTC Eugene Chu - so you want the federal government to control everything in your life? They already are involved I too much of what is beyond what the federal government was set up to do.
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The current power grid in most of the country can handle 20 degree temperatures just fine. The question is, what's up with the power grid in Texas?
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PO1 H Gene Lawrence
SPC Kevin Ford - I really don’t know where they are located, but it is quite obvious that someone wasn’t ready for the drastic change in our weather. It has been over a hundred years since Texas got this cold, according to local reports.
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Sgt Jim Belanus
PO1 H Gene Lawrence - did they lose poles and wire or just generation? Poles and wire can take a while to get up and running. Hope you have power now and getting back to some what normal
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PO1 H Gene Lawrence
Sgt Jim Belanus - we did not lose power at our house. I don’t know about the other places.
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MSgt Steve Sweeney
PO1 H Gene Lawrence - This happened before in Feb 2011. Here is the report. They chose not to follow recommendations.
https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05/ReportontheSouthwestColdWeatherEventfromFebruary2011Report.pdf
https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05/ReportontheSouthwestColdWeatherEventfromFebruary2011Report.pdf
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