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Powerful Storm Topples Transmission Towers in Texas, Plunges Millions into Darkness
Daily Fetched ^ | May 17, 2024 | Jason Walsh

Posted on 05/17/2024 7:00:55 AM PDT by Red Badger

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1 posted on 05/17/2024 7:00:55 AM PDT by Red Badger
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2 posted on 05/17/2024 7:01:51 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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Wait until they get the 30 million acre wind farm built in the gulf.


3 posted on 05/17/2024 7:02:37 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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That’s what happens when no one is around , they play


4 posted on 05/17/2024 7:05:11 AM PDT by butlerweave
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LOL! Hopefully individuals get through the effects of this storm.


5 posted on 05/17/2024 7:05:45 AM PDT by PGalt (Past peak civilization?)
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Same storm delayed my flight out of DFW by 6 hours.


6 posted on 05/17/2024 7:06:30 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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betting all those people out of power are wishing they had invested in sol...oh wait! cloud cover. never mind.


7 posted on 05/17/2024 7:06:35 AM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star n )
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The things the Biden and his stooges never think about with wanting to go 100% electric for homes and autos.


8 posted on 05/17/2024 7:07:03 AM PDT by Vaduz
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> Wait until they get the 30 million acre wind farm built in the gulf.

Wind storms destroy wind turbines. Hail storms destroy solar arrays.

Wouldn't it make sense to generate electrical power inside robust structures that protect from weather? Like, say, coal plants, nuclear plants, etc.? Nah, that would make sense.

Unfortunately, above-ground transmission lines will always be vulnerable, regardless of generation source.

9 posted on 05/17/2024 7:10:04 AM PDT by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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We’re happy that we invested in a GAS generator!


10 posted on 05/17/2024 7:11:47 AM PDT by Jane Long (The role of the GOP: to write sharply-worded letters as America becomes a communist hell-hole.)
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Fixing those may be the “easy” part. If the storm took those down, local distribution must really be a mess.


11 posted on 05/17/2024 7:20:25 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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If you haven’t looked into a transfer switch to connect your generator to I highly recommend it.

Best hurricane prep item I ever invested in.

https://youtu.be/b0jb_H6q3Lw?si=ZoseVTA45Qce8CPz


12 posted on 05/17/2024 7:25:03 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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"betting all those people out of power are wishing they had invested in sol...oh wait! cloud cover. never mind."

Perhaps some of them have a hydrocarbon fuel-powered emergency generator for their homes.

Or they can try generating electricity by burning ERCOT press releases.

13 posted on 05/17/2024 7:27:12 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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We’re happy that we invested in a GAS generator!

🙏So grateful that you’re okay, dear Jane🥰

Also happy that our RPOTUS has such a special day to celebrate as he Truths about:

Going to Barron’s High School Graduation. Great student, wonderful boy! Very exciting!!! DJT


14 posted on 05/17/2024 7:28:42 AM PDT by edie1960 (7 )
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Radar shows a huge TStorm beginning to pass over me now. Lots of thunder but the heavy rain is on its way (Mathis, TX).
Farmers at breakfast are really praying for it now. Hope it helps the corn.
Son and grandkids live in League City. Guess school is out today.


15 posted on 05/17/2024 7:34:21 AM PDT by TStro (God created everyone equal. Samuel Colt made them polite)
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Ours auto switches. Whole house.


16 posted on 05/17/2024 7:35:05 AM PDT by Jane Long (The role of the GOP: to write sharply-worded letters as America becomes a communist hell-hole.)
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To: dayglored

Maybe they should build huge underground wind tunnels to make the wind turbines spin. SMDH! Don’t fool with mother nature.


17 posted on 05/17/2024 7:36:22 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: Red Badger

Underground utility lines.
Power companies, pennywise pound foolish. Cost should be shared by public $.


18 posted on 05/17/2024 7:38:00 AM PDT by JayGalt (DEI = Didn’t Earn It)
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Nice 👍

Extension cords are for amateurs


19 posted on 05/17/2024 7:38:59 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: PGalt
I got this last year and it's made life bearable on a couple of occasions. Plenty of power to run a window AC, the fridge, lights, and television.


20 posted on 05/17/2024 7:40:42 AM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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