With Another Arctic Blast Hitting Texas, Where Will Senator Ted Cruz Go On Vacation Until It Is Over?

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Cancun, Mexico Again

Havana, Cuba

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Nassau, Bahamas

Medellin, Columbia

Hell

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ElwoodBlues · M

And even more importantly, has Texas done anything to improve their electrical infrastructure since their 2021 cold weather power crisis? It was the worst energy infrastructure failure in the history of the state of Texas.

If you recall, Gov Abbott first tried to blame the whole thing on frozen wind turbines, but it turned out that unwinterized natural gas infrastructure was the biggest factor in their power failure.

And, unlike the rest of the US, Texas was unable to tap into out-of-state power because, to avoid federal electrical regulations, Texas has kept their grid separate from the rest of the US. Ironically, if adhered to, those federal regulations would have prevented many of the grid failures that caused so much damage in 2021.

This summer, ERCOT, the Texas grid operator, asked Texans to conserve electricity use nearly a dozen times. No, I don't think they are up to snuff yet.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@ElwoodBlues Business rules in Texas. If people have to die to maximize profits, that is seen as a justifiable cost. Remember that the AG Ken Paxton even said the quiet part out loud during the beginning of covid, that old people should willingly die to avoid hurting the economy.

The grid has capacity issues every summer in Texas but does little to deal with it other than rolling blackouts to conserve power during crisis. There is no indication that will change.

boredintexas · 36-40, M

@ElwoodBlues i mean do we really need electricity...actually turns out we do. 3 days with no power was not so fun.