Posted on 02/21/2021 12:24:12 PM PST by USA Conservative
“This news comes after Biden’s administration didn’t allow Texas power plants to operate at 100% capacity during the polar vortex resulting in massive power outages.“
Fake news!
” ... it wasn’t making sense to me that Biden could just decree this disaster and the governor would obey. “
Read it again.
And then again. Try to follow the sequence:
The Federal government , as is their wont, was via the EPA already restricting Texas electricity generation for ‘Green’ bullsheit.
Biden didn’t do anything, which is a good thing for him because he wouldn’t have figured it out before the next 100yr freeze event.
Biden killed people!@
The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Angelina, Aransas, Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Brazoria, Brazos, Brown, Burleson, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Collin, Comal, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas, Denton, DeWitt, Ellis, Falls, Fort Bend, Galveston, Gillespie, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hardin, Harris, Hays, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hood, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Kaufman, Kendall, Lavaca, Liberty, Madison, Matagorda, Maverick, McLennan, Montague, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Nueces, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Polk, Rockwall, Sabine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Scurry, Shelby, Smith, Stephens, Tarrant, Travis, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Wharton, Wichita, Williamson, Wilson, and Wise.
Our power company followed the directive the first couple days. Then they decided to follow their own path. The long hours of cold wasn’t fun for anyone but it was much more tolerable once they were cycling on and off every couple hours. The company was also able to send water down stream to help out other hydro power stations.
Heads should roll at ERCOT. Abbott may not see another term. Not much can be done to Biteme for another long, long 4 years.
This is unbelievable.
Went according to their plan to cripple Texas during the freeze.
That’s what I thought.
Notice only the big cities got relief. The rest of us in rural areas get nada. Agenda 21?
The government is our friend and is looking out for our well being . . . . said no thinking person ever.
Fredericksburg representative files bill moving toward vote on Texas independence - House Bill 1359, or the Texas Independence Referendum Act.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3929389/posts
“Why didn’t Gov.Abbott simply order all Texas power generation facilities to operate at peak efficiency”
Amen to that. Just let the federal government try to stop him and see where that would have got them.
Amen to that. Just let the federal government try to stop him and
see where that would have got them.
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There is more involved in the electric supply system besides
generation.
There is the Transmission system and then the local distribution system.
Freezing causes problems in in both of them that isn’t cured with the
flip of a switch.
Isn't that an old Soviet Union saying.
This was one story Alex Jones broke yesterday which was correct. He can get snookered sometimes but not this time.
I don’t think it is that simple. I would bet the restrictions are laws and regulations tied to environmental issues. Those generally have very serious penalties for non-compliance. Huge fines, lawsuits, possible impact on licenses, tied to federal funding
The socialist/communist environmental wackos have been decades entrenched in land, utility, agriculture power in this country. By now they wield a big stick.
If Texas had simply defied them there may have been ways for them to shut down those utilities not in compliance. I would be surprised if they don’t have the power to do that. Shutting down and bankrupting the utility companies in the name of saving the environment would not have helped.
“If somebody wants to build a coal-fired power plant, they can. It’s just that it will bankrupt them.” Obama, 2008
And now it seems to also apply if you want to run your plant at 100% capacity for a week.
Don’t see Taylor County. Abilene was without power and water for quite awhile.
“I would bet the restrictions are laws and regulations tied to environmental issues. Those generally have very serious penalties for non-compliance. Huge fines, lawsuits, possible impact on licenses, tied to federal funding”
Captain Obvious?
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