[radioone]

The "money quote": The Texas blackouts are a foretaste of what the rest of the country can expect, given the concerted effort of the Obama administration to shut down coal generating plants and to place obstacles in the way of coal mining.

[NVDave]

This has been a demonstration of the difference between wind power and actual base load power sources.

It is also a demonstration why power grid design and power grid policy should involve people who are called “electrical engineers” instead of people called “environmental activists” or “community organizers.”

[null and void]

What did we say in the 70’s?

May all you ecology freaks freeze to death in the dark...

[deadrock]

Environmentalists are cut-your-nose-off-in-spite-of-your-face nutjobs that are protected by the judicial system.

[DugwayDuke]

“Unfortunately, environmentalists in Texas who blocked the construction of coal-powered plants and shut down others during the last decade did not consider these consequences.”

Utter hogwash. The environmentalists knew this would happen. Their goal is reducing energy consumption far below current levels. Blackouts are the inevitable result of their policies.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Not if I can help it.

[kittymyrib]

The second shock will come in this month’s electric bills. The rate per kwh went from $50 to $3000, which of course, will be billed to consumers. (Wonder how much Mexico will charge Texans for for rescuing us?)

If they weren’t owned by lobbyists, the Texas legislature would insist that the bill for this poor planning and service by the power companies would be paid by them, not the customers who sat in the dark and froze while the power companies tried to get their act together. It’s high time such evident incompetence is punished.

[The Pack Knight]

I love how they think they’re saving the world by stopping a few needed coal plants in America while China is bringing a new coal plant online every month.

No wonder Trump said yesterday that China is laughing at us.

[Rogle]

It was not just in Texas, the rolling black outs in Texas also affected natural gas delivery in New Mexico when pressure levels dropped and whole areas had to have their gas shut off to maintain pressure. Without doing that the Gas company would have lost all control and there would have been uncontrolled outages. It was not until midweek this week that natural gas got turned back on in several locations within the state. New Mexico is also a major source of natural gas.

[darth]

Any lawyers out there?

It seems to me that there should be a class action suit on behalf of the electric consumers of Texas (and other states) who have been harmed by the named environmental groups and their sponsors.

Let’s bankrupt the bastards who want to force their AGW religion on us!

[TexasRepublic]

No coal? Stoke the boilers with Liberals!

[SeeSac]

You forgot that the NG plants pay less for gas than residentials and the NG pipelines were diverted to residentials reducing supplies to NG power plants reducing electrical supply. Free market in action. Texas does not pay for much ‘spinning’ reserve so the price to pay for cheaper electrical rates overall is more blackouts in times of need. Free market in action.

[The Great RJ]

In February 2008 similar rolling blackouts were narrowly averted in Texas. The cause was a weather front that idled most of the state's wind turbines during a peak demand caused by cold weather. Obviously the folks controlling electric generation in Texas failed to learn from that experience.

What Texans are experiencing will soon be country wide. Thanks to Obama and environmental radicals we all may be shivering or sweltering in our darkened homes and standing in long lines to get our ration of $5 per gallon gasoline all in the name of of the Dogma of St Algore and the Church of Global Warming.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !