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Re:Analysis: Texas power outage leaves officials working pol... by twalla on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @07:54PM (#26174040)
> This is the sort of thing we should have some baseline regulations to support

Texas runs its own power grid specifically to avoid doing that

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Re:Analysis: Texas power outage leaves officials working pol... by adolph on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @09:55PM (#26174929)
Blackouts happen elsewhere too. New Orleans today:

https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/orleans/rotating-po...

at the direction of MISO, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator.

The company describes itself as similar to an air-traffic controller, monitoring the flow of electricity across 15 states and one Canadian province.

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