Texas largely relies on natural gas — especially during times of high demand — to power the state. Experts say natural gas infrastructure, from pumping it out of the ground to the plants in city centers, was unprepared for the plunging temperatures brought by the winter storm. https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/16/natural-gas-power-storm/
The "conservative" reflex to blame all on renewable energy is the stupidity here. If you had a Powerwall, you'd have about 3 days of backup power. Brush the snow off your solar panels and you'd get at least some power every day. Depend on govt. granted utility monopolies and you're fked. Fossil funded talking heads have a lot of us propagandized.
Yes liberation and independence are the eventual answer. It is the Trump philosophy writ small.
The "conservative" reflex to blame all on renewable energy is the stupidity here. If you had a Powerwall, you'd have about 3 days of backup power. Brush the snow off your solar panels and you'd get at least some power every day. Depend on govt. granted utility monopolies and you're fked. Fossil funded talking heads have a lot of us propagandized.
Yes liberation and independence are the eventual answer. It is the Trump philosophy writ small.