I thought that the whole purpose behind having their own grid was so they didn't have to submit to regulations or comply with green policies. Nobody forced windmills on Texas. It was their decision.
The Texeas secession movement needs to hammer this point endlessly.
Yeah, winter weather brings the Texas power grid down and the first thing they do is yell to the federal government for disaster assistance. Maybe the secession movement needs to hammer that too?
Texans should be making these sorts of critical decisions based on what is best for Texans, not the cockamamie edicts issued from an illegitimate and tyrannical DC junta.
Texas is. Utilities in the east and west power grids were required to winterize their plants, Texas wasn't. Utilities in the east and west power grids were required to have redundant backups, Texas wasn't. Texas got the power grid that Texas wanted, a cheap one. Unregulated to any real extent. Profitable for the companies providing the power. Texas has nobody to blame for their problems but themselves. Texas had a taste of what can happen 10 years ago and they did absolutely nothing to prevent another occurrence. Anyone who thinks that this past experience is going to change anything is delusional.
You’re right that Texas had the ability to implement sensible policies because they have their own grid, but the energy board decisions were based on the cockamamie green energy policies of the federal government. They were adhering to rules and regulations that were certain to fail. They shut down coal and nuclear plants to go green. Big mistake! Texans should make their own energy policy decisions based on what’s good for Texans.