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Hey! Y'all used to rely on us to kick-start y'all's power grids! Back in the '70s and '80s! Back when racism and cocaine reigned supreme!
Now y'all are all like, "ew, why is that racist coke-head talking to me?" Well, it's cuz you're woke or something!
Hey! Listen to me and stop walking away! Why are you taking our American flags?? Hello?
Speaking of power grids, have fun trying to keep yours maintained once you secede, Texas. It barely works as it is now.
I bet it'll run just fine on thoughts and prayers. Good luck to you, ya Yankee heathen!
Oh shoot, my lights ran out of thoughts — gotta switch to the backup prayers...
Really? It seems to be working great. In fact, Texas has the most diverse power generation with nat gas AND coal AND solar (largest national producer) AND wind (largest national producer) AND nuclear. Coupled with the largest oil play in America along with a significant amount of the country’s refining capacity, I think Texas would be just fine in a secession.
As someone who had to wrap my dementia-affected grandmother in blankets and help her sleep next to my mom's fireplace while she randomly woke up yelling out my recently-deceased grandfather's name back in February 2021, I'm gonna say our problem is less about diversification and more about maintenance, infrastructure, oversight, and corruption/improper investments.
There's a wolf going through your neighborhood that can easily get into homes with old alarm systems but easily defeated by updated security. Are you gonna let the wolf eat you because you're so proud of how well you designed your old-ass system and the cool modern features it can mimick, or are you gonna call the fucking alarm company and update your security system no matter the cost?
We keep trying nothing and then saying, "but it won't be so bad this time because we invested more money into the people who failed us last time."
Yep I completely agree there. They didn’t upgrade the plants to be ready for a cold snap back in Feb 21. I was right in the middle of it. Can you confidently say nothing has been done to mitigate it for next time? Because it just hit -10 for three days without a problem.
Yes. Nothing has been done to mitigate it for next time. ERCOT uses weather and manufactured scarcity to drive increased profits as we suffer. They will not willingly fix anything, and there is no mechanism to force them to fix anything.
Abbott is heavily funded by ERCOT. What ERCOT wants, ERCOT gets and Abbott will sit by and placate Texans about it as needed. That's what he's paid by them to do.
When Abbott and ERCOT say "we've done a lot of things to prevent this from happening again. We invested in more generation and winterization", but then point to nothing substantial, what they are saying is they've done nothing to prevent another opportunity for them to manufacture scarcity on the bodies of dead Texans again.
During this latest cold spell last week, which was significantly warmer state-wide than the blackout event, ERCOT issued rolling blackout warnings for three days, warning us that rolling blackouts were possible over and over again. They falsely blamed wind generation short-comings, despite wind advisories and wind storms all week long all over Texas.
They are terrible liars and, instead of pushing back on them, you defend them. Why? Why are you defending vile, grotesque sub-humans who profit on the deaths of fellow Texans?
Every word uttered by a conservative is deception or manipulation. Never, ever believe a conservative. Never.
You're not wrong that some changes were made but the vast majority of investment isn't going into sustainable solution. Texas Monthly recently had an interesting write-up about the nuances as to why the power stayed on this year.
I'm also not sure where you are, but in San Antonio this year, the temperature, precipitation, and duration were all far more forgiving than 2021.
My concern is that, especially with the Texas grid still being privatized, profits will continue to be prioritized over safety and cold weather will soon not be the only killer.
There is always going to be a risk in extreme weather for power issues. I don’t believe increased government regulation is going to help as they are terrible at doing things efficiently and cost effectively. Texas has some of the cheapest power which is great for those of modest means and it would be a shame to change that for those choosing between a meal or their power bill. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
OK since there's always a risk, how about we take away your air conditioning. You don't need it to survive most of the time, so fuck preparing for the rare events, right??
Fucking pathetic.
By your methodology, should we also take away seat belts in cars? I maintain my ac so it is always in working order and ready to handle extreme heat. Also a generator on hand to back it up just in case. Not pathetic my friend, just ready.
Too bad those of modest means can't afford their own generators. But screw them right? Should probably have been born richer.
Who said screw them? I’m not rich. Hard work and sacrifice is what allowed me to do it. They aren’t crazy expensive and buying used is always an option. I’m sure others of modest means could do it too.
How about that mitigation during heatwave just 4 months ago?
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/08/1198520449/the-texas-power-grid-struggles-through-heatwave
Did you forget about those additional rolling blackouts that no one else in the country deals with?
Cough California cough
Funny. Their electric grid is also ran by corrupt buffoons. Almost like there's a running theme here, but only one state is proud of that corruption...
Hey person I am against corruption as much as anyone. All human systems are corruptible and we need to be realistic. To think that “they” are being malicious is probably not correct. I don’t think the many thousand of people involved in the power industry laugh about people dying in extreme weather. Nor the ones at the top. They believe a free market for energy has benefits that outweigh the negatives. If anyone has evidence of real corruption I will gladly pick up my pitchfork and join the party. There are bad apples in almost every bunch and should be rooted out.
You are literally braindead or a mouth piece of corporations. Grow up and get CEO dick out of your mouth.
Got nothing left but to call me names? Cheers man and good luck, you probably need it
What units are you using for your -10?
https://www.chron.com/weather/article/houston-freeze-texas-18610377.php
This is saying lows in the 20s with an all time record of 5 set 90+ years ago.
Your account has only been active on Lemmy for 9 days and every single comment you've made has been downvoted into oblivion. Why is that?
That should be obvious. I’m in the wrong echo chamber
Sure bro, it's not because you're a clown who refuses to acknowledge reality.
Was that your whole comment? What reality am I missing here? I haven’t derided or put down anyone on this site. In fact most people on here seem quite rude. Everyone just gets their undies in a bunch over views that don’t align with theirs.
"Texas' power cannot suck; it's super diverse!" 🤡
That you? ... yeaaahhh... that's not living in reality.
I never said it couldn’t suck. It clearly failed in 2021. But to call it a flat out joke is also wrong.
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Maybe you just have different definitions for 'suck' and 'great' than the rest of us.
Well, the echo chamber for idiots calls itself X now, so its users have less problems with spelling it.
Shoo, troll.
As a lifelong Texan, please shut the fuck up forever.
Exsquuze me? What’s your problem?
I LIVE HERE
And? These were just facts. I’m not calling for secession nor do I think it is a good idea. Better together than apart.
It's understandable that you think this, having been born in 2022.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis
Did you have a point?
I'm with you, fuck this shit stain
You don’t have to write a comment to block. But it does show your need for public validation.
I think I saw that brochure.
Nah just facts easily findable on the internet