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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by worik on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @07:25PM (#26160907)
It is a valid point of view.

It may be true in a lot of places that we should step back from 100% coverage as the cost is just too high, and it is better (cheaper) to put the resilience in housholds than in utilities.

But your anecdote is just that - a anecdote. We need to carefully weigh those options.

Elected politicians have a bad reputation for making these trade offs sensibly. I have heard it said (by a fictional character I think - no source) that (in popular opinion) the present trumps the future every time

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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by dv_dt on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @07:28PM (#26160941)
Really it means that many many people end up paying for safety measures individually - if they can afford them. The total social cost is likely higher than building adequate infrastructure in centralized places.
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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by worik on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @07:34PM (#26160985)
Yes. It depends on whether individual house holds pay their own way or if the costs are shared.

I guess it would depend a lot of the local political culture.

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