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Old 06-21-2021, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by tvbound View Post
" it had nothing to do with Texas' "private" grid."


Actually, it had everything to do with Texas' arrogant "private grid" model. Power companies are incentivized into maximizing profits, by foregoing common sense maintenance & construction practices (for both green and gas plants), like many other countries around the world (along with northern U.S. states), that get a lot colder than Texas has ever seen and have no problems with their wind turbines. Also being the only state without reciprocal agreements to share power should something happen, it left an already vulnerable grid without an easy way to solve a short term weather issue.


A couple of links that provide some actual facts.

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Fact check: The causes for Texas’ blackout go well beyond wind turbines | Reuters
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