Posted on 06/16/2021 10:57:15 AM PDT by george76
It isn’t just “Texans”. It is also fleet of municipal vehicles taxpayers have bought cities.
“ Has this happened in past summer seasons?”
No. And it’s only jun
But then Texas is RED. Tell me what’s wrong./
Truly sad for a state capable of being independent from much of the country./
People are working day and night to hobble it.
Sounds to me like those big men with the 10 gallon hats have something else below those big belt buckles.
The governor signed legislation last week to strengthen the grid but its estimated to take up to 10 years to implement.
Didn’t think so...;(
Anyone getting fired?
Tesla’s are all over the place ce
How about a little Sharia inspired energy laws?
For each out of blackouts caused by ERCOT not having enough generating capacity, one of the board members loses a finger.
This isn’t rocket science guys. You can build a power plant.
Meant to say, For each HOUR of blackouts caused by ERCOT not having enough generating capacity, one of the board members loses a finger.
Texas handed it’s power grid over to the greens running ERCOT and they sabotaged it. Gonna take a long time to fix it. Unfortunately there hasn’t been a competent or honest DOE/AEC leader for more than a generation so nukes are off the table for the foreseeable future.
Republicans who fail to go after the environmental extremists who are causing this problem are more guilty than they are.
All hat, no cattle.
They were warned over 20 years ago. Nothing was done.
I read Illinois may ban coal power plants...
Really slick...with all the electric cars needing charging?!?!
Arrogance.
Not new.
They were told to harden things for freezing weather 10 years ago, but since it never gets cold in Texas they didn’t do it.
Same when the projections for power usage were released, and the need for new generating capacity. So they built windmills.
I am surprised it hasn’t hit coast to coast to be honest.
We are a dying empire. Imagine the feeling in Rome when the aqueducts stopped.
Sadly, I thot TX would be in strongest position against an EMP attack with their own grid—but it seems some of the wizards of smart have weakened the TX grid :(
Solar and wind are great auxiliary power but they won’t cut it in all conditions.
in North Central Texas our weather this week is normal and not a heat wave. A heat wave could be 15 degrees warmer. ERCOT needs to be replaced with people who understand that power plants are needed to generate electricity. Wind mills are solar panels are fine for isolated people off grid or high school science fair experiments.
ERCOT needs to be eliminated with everyone from top to bottom fired.
Then and only then, set up a board of folks who live in Texas, subject to the same standards as they impose upon Texans.
As a person who lived in her car for several days during the 2021 Freeze, I have absolutely no confidence in ERCOT.
Right now, as a matter of fact, I’m not too fond of my governor.
Yes, I am a Conservative Republican. The current governor has implemented/allowed several dangerous situations to fester.
When I suggested in the San Antonio Excuse for News that after the winter debacle ERCOT should have plans in place for some new nukes parked out in remote areas of W Texas, I was roasted by the energy luddites inhabiting these parts. I think my closing comment was what set them off:
I have never understood the ‘greens’ objection to nukes. Nukes don’t kill birds, they are quiet, they don’t kill huge swatches of plant and animal life as they have a small footprint, and they produce energy nearly 100% of the time regardless of the time of day, wind speed, or any other outside influence.
As usual with lefties, the name calling was their opening remarks.
We closed dozens of cheap lignite plants over the last 30 years. That’s why...
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