Right...
But when California had rolling blackouts some years ago due to periods of high temps and corrupt companies from Texas, like ENRON who were manipulating supply so they could raise prices, it was because the state was full of Communist and was a 3rd world...
When the shoe is on the other foot, it seems the bucket mouths head for the tall grass...
lol...
Look, the state was in the deep freeze, even as far south as the Rio Grande. The Valley was iced over. It was an extraordinary event, and the demand for power was exceptional.
So reasonable and necessary rationing measures were taken for one day. Big deal. Except for causing some additional inconvenience in a week of major distress, the plan worked.
My only gripes were that they didn’t cut power to JerryWorld and that some smart mouths thought it was funny that we were in short-term crisis.
I guess it’s possible to be prepared always for every crisis, but it’s not reasonable. How much money would we waste being ready for the unlikely or for the once-in-a-blue-moon storm? Just live through it, give you something to talk about.
There are idiots saying we should have had an army of snow plows on hand to keep roads clear during Super Bowl week. In Texas??! I’m not willing to pay for such contingencies, even if they would have been used this week (then parked).
Rolling blackouts were an appropriate and effective means of dealing with unexpected demand. They worked. Good for ERCOT.
And, no, I don’t work for any power company nor own stock therein.