It seems really stupid to loose 200 billion USD in an avoidable event.

And I don’t know the word for the state of mind for risking losing that again.

You can but a lot of snowplows, interconnectors and backup plants for that money.

Reminds me of London, which of never prepared for snow as it never happens. Happened twice in the short time I lived there. Each time costing a lot more than a bit of preparation.

That’s just stupid. To be prepared for a foot of snow falling all over the state you’d need a fleet of plows the size of Buffalo, NYs in every city over 200,000 in the entire state.

And then a decade goes by before snow sticks past 10am?

not really, you just need a massive warehouse of pick up truck attachments and Venmo to pay back citizens for helping plow :)

Strange comment. In terms of snowfall, Buffalo is an extreme example. A bad, but not necessarily record setting, lake effect snowstorm like Buffalo gets seems like the sort of thing Texas probably won't experience until the next ice age. Texas could aim for a happy medium when it comes to snowplowing ability.

Being able to navigate the roads isn't a magical cure for a power grid that can't handle low temperatures, of course. It would make it easier for emergency vehicles and utility vehicles.

Think about how many snowplows are required to clear 100 miles of snow. Now think about rates of snow and rates of plowing. Now factor in total miles of roads.

You’ll find you need an epic amount of snowplows to be able to clear up after that storm.

And then remind yourself while you’re sipping on a lemonade on a sunny and warm February day in central Texas that preparing for unlikely extreme weather events is stupid. How about, here’s a fucking idea, plan for hurricanes instead?

Do they plan for hurricanes where you live? Well why not? I mean, think of the children……………