Texas’ grid is in danger of going down “for a month” if it has an unplanned blackout. ERCOT attempting to avert that by keeping power off. Family members haven’t had power or heat in 40 hours, charging their phones from laptops, huddling under blankets.https://twitter.com/austinenergy/status/1361845822279811077 …
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To be clear, ERCOT is not saying Texas’ grid will go down for a month. They’re saying the rolling blackouts will continue so as to avert such a catastrophe. Thread explaining it here:https://twitter.com/joshdr83/status/1361848264383819778 …
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The situation in central Texas is getting worse. Freezing rain means more outages, those without power aren’t getting it back until “the situation improves”https://www.kxan.com/news/local/wednesday-live-blog-power-back-on-for-some-still-hundreds-of-thousands-out-as-freezing-rain-hits/ …
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Text from Austin fam: “Austin asking people not to flush: sewer treatment plant failing. Power still out. 1.5 inches of new ice atop snow. Roads impassable. Transformers blowing due to ice atop ERCOT management failure. Water pipes and mains bursting all over town.” 1/2
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“Dark cold miserable haven’t been able to sleep for three days. Getting on each other’s nerves.” 2/2
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Thank God Texas is free from the yoke of big government.
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They asked for help from said big government
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Yeah I’m not convinced we’re a first world country any longer
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No shit when I had to source firewood so I don't freeze to death!!!
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A month? I'm assuming that Texas didn't put a dime into infrastructure over the past - what, forty years?
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Only outside of the actual high income urban centers. Hence why the lights are on in the empty office buildings in downtown Houston.
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Le chargement semble prendre du temps.
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Unfortunately, ERCOT is ordering us to shed more load tonight as demand on the grid increases, and those restored customers may again lose power. We are frustrated but we are working to meet our obligations to maintain the state's electrical grid. (2/3)