If this had been a one day event and life was back to normal within a couple days, I don’t think it would have made much difference in the green energy push.
This is a far different scenario.
This is DAYS of being more than inconvenienced.
People have died, pipes have frozen and are ruptured and going to cost, people are COLD, there’s no water in some areas, other stuff will be damaged from freezing that shouldn’t have.
I foresee two things.
One is I HOPE, that people will really start pushing back against green energy. While it’s a fine idea, it’s time has not yet come and we cannot abandon what we have that works until we have something with which to replace it.
The other is a run on prepping stuff, like wood stoves and alternate forms of heat.
I see a run on generators, after some of this dust clears.
People on Nextdoor are wishing they had bought one.
We sure appreciate ours and our prepping supplies/food, etc.
Many of our area grocery stores and gas stations are closed. People desperate for propane, butane (why didn’t they fill their tanks months ago, for winter??) and.... food. And, plumbers. 😱😱😱