Re:Texas power crisis revealed flaw in market’s design
by Warrenio on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @06:48PM
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Every home that uses electricity for heat is a mission-critical site when it's 0 degrees F outside. Kids froze to death in their own beds.
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Re:Texas power crisis revealed flaw in market’s design
by deadmutex on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @07:00PM
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> Kids froze to death in their own beds.
Wow, that sounds horrible. I tried googling this since I hadn't heard about this before. I came across one 11 year old who his parents claimed died of hypothermia. However, the autopsy revealed that his death was due to carbon monoxide.
Source: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/conroe-police-autops...
Re:Texas power crisis revealed flaw in market’s design
by klyrs on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @07:37PM
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This report shows 8 minor deaths, approx 2/3 of total deaths were hypothermia, but doesn't show a cause/age breakdown
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news/updates/SMOC_FebWinterStorm_...
Re:Texas power crisis revealed flaw in market’s design
by deadmutex on Thursday February 10, 2022 @03:12AM
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Thank you. How unfortunate, I am sad to see lack of leadership/determination/vision to fix this issue in the state :(.
Re:Texas power crisis revealed flaw in market’s design
by 542458 on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @07:32PM
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I’m not aware of any cases beyond that one - however, that case is still due to the failed electricity grid. When power went out and homes began to freeze, Texans fired up cars and generators to keep heat around. Harris county alone saw almost 600 cases of CO poisoning during the blackout.
Re:Texas power crisis revealed flaw in market’s design
by 8note on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:49PM
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Carbon monoxide comes up when you use alternatives to electricity for heating no?
While the freeze to death isn't true, that death is still attributable to the electric grind being down
Re:Texas power crisis revealed flaw in market’s design
by Warrenio on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:14PM
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Yep, that is the case I was referring to. I hadn't heard about the autopsy results. I apologize. My claim was somewhere between imprecise and wrong.
Re:Texas power crisis revealed flaw in market’s design
by vel0city on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @09:13PM
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Please cite your claim of "kids froze to death in their own beds".
Re:Texas power crisis revealed flaw in market’s design
by anonporridge on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @07:17PM
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Source?