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Has anyone done the what-if on microgrid infrastructure for Texas? Seems like consumer electricity free markets could behave reasonably even under crisis-constrained supply if you added some of those micro grid resilience features I keep hearing about.
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1. BTM (behind the meter battery like Tesla powerwall) 2. Better price prediction 3. Opt-in load shedding 4. Local generator capacity with net-metering (solar, fuel) I’m guessing for < 10k/home you could add enough to both protect against 1-2 day outages and avoid big bills
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We’re going to see more failures of state capacity as climate-related fragilities eat through infrastructure, not less. So screaming for more regulation will be futile.
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As always, the first people to adopt it will be the ones who could afford other forms of mitigation when stuff hits the fan (like fleeing the region). And the last to adopt would be the most vulnerable. 10k is an expensive insurance policy for many. I do have a thought though:
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