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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by maxnoe on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @04:53AM (#26164645)
How badly are your homes insulated that you get internal=external temperature in mere hours???
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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by KMag on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @06:25AM (#26165209)
It has been a day or two, right? (Former Minnesotan, now living in Hong Kong, so slightly out of it, but familiar with -20F/-30C and occasionally -40F/-40C.)

I think enough air circulation to avoid your breath causing mildew everywhere will mean without a ton of thermal mass, your house is going to get within a few degrees of the daily high within a day or two.

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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by ineedasername on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @10:08AM (#26167104)
It's been going on for a lot more than just a few hours.
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Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid? by tclancy on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @08:23AM (#26165993)
Shut off your heat for a couple of days and report back.
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