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Re:New Orleans levees passed their first major test by beerandt on Monday September 06, 2021 @03:37PM (#28437152)
It was an option presented to the politicians and they rejected it in favor of starting in sync with the grid.

If they would have done a black start, rejoining the grid would have apparently been more complicated.

But the bigger point is: why does the city fight local investment and improvement of infrastructure? As if the city is doing everyone a favor that wants to build something.

That's what's killing the city, not fear of flooding.

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Re:New Orleans levees passed their first major test by selimthegrim on Monday September 06, 2021 @07:10PM (#28439112)
The city doesn't want some capital investment that Entergy execs can soak the ratepayers on, sell bonds (which will be underwater when people shift to solar+batteries), and bounce with their bonus package instead of actually shelling out for operating expenses. When I went before the council I made sure Giarrusso read this report UMN [1] generated about the entire MISO system, about the payoff on a gas plant vs solar+batteries, and they went ahead and voted for the plant anyway.

[1] https://energytransition.umn.edu/modernizing-minnesotas-grid...

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