Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid?
by bdcravens on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @07:46PM
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The issue is that the plants weren't built to handle these temperatures, and the deregulation and political climate in Texas makes it difficult to incentive those plants to make those changes. (Pre-pandemic) you'll see some random electric company setup outside of a grocery store asking everyone who walks in what their rate is, and offering to beat it.
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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid?
by pixl97 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @01:29AM
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Many of those places are calling their customers and telling them to cancel their service as fast as possible.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/texas-power...