‘Things are going to break’: Texas power plants are running nonstop

Re:‘Things are going to break’: Texas power plants are runni... by kortilla on Sunday July 17, 2022 @11:06PM (#32134147)

This isn’t particularly unique to Texas. It happens in any lopsided state. You can inverse it an perfectly describe the California political landscape.

Constant rolling power outages, cast blame on corporations, and then tell people it’s actually a good thing that everything is falling apart - with lots of vague assertions about moving to a green future.

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Re:‘Things are going to break’: Texas power plants are runni... by mrguyorama on Monday July 18, 2022 @05:02PM (#32143651)

Which is why most reasonable people think California is also really freaking stupid. I wish we could instead talk about the other 48ish states in the union that don't have a lot of these problems, or have them in smaller magnitudes

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Re:‘Things are going to break’: Texas power plants are runni... by scifibestfi on Sunday July 17, 2022 @11:55PM (#32134471)

I think you're right. When a party doesn't have to worry about competition, they get complacent. Like any monopoly.

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Re:‘Things are going to break’: Texas power plants are runni... by salt-thrower on Sunday July 17, 2022 @11:31PM (#32134325)

What’s the average lethality of California’s power failures compared to those of Texas?

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Re:‘Things are going to break’: Texas power plants are runni... by jasonboyd on Monday July 18, 2022 @01:11AM (#32134910)

I don't know the answer but we have had some very tragic fires in California the last few years that can be attributed to the power _company's_ failure to maintain their equipment.

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