Perhaps. I am more worried about the people screaming, “fix it now”. These people tend not to understand that the electricity market in Texas is about as open and capitalistic as an electricity market can get.
Are we conservatives, or do we want big government to hold our hand?
Demanding accountability from those who screw up, be they in government or private industry, is conservative.
If you have the authority, you have the responsibility for whatever goes wrong on your shift, period.
Utilities are suppliers of last resort. People effed up big time. It has nothing to do with how open the electric market is.
Entities miscalculated the risk of supply sources, piss poor contracts etc.
This was avoidable if responsible people did the responsible things.