Honest question; is there any truth to the defense liberals are using that the governor rejected funding for winterizing the wind infrastructure? I still think private industry needs to be self sufficient and we have a broadly independent power grid but I know state and federal subsidies have always been available to fossil fuels especially for winter preparedness.
If it's true I expect their governor isn't going to be reelected and if a dem gets that seat texas and the rest if the "union" is fucked.
From what I understand, Texas' governor has nothing to do with the energy grid.
Texas' energy market is deregulated.
A federal report recommended weatherization. But it is up to the producers/suppliers, not the government.
I live in Los Angeles, which has its own electric utility company LADWP.
Certain areas of Los Angeles experience power outages quite often. We relocated from an area of the Valley where service is quite stable. Maybe three to four outages (not considering the Northridge quake - 3 days without power) in more than 20 years.
The area where I live now pops transformers with alarming frequency. After five outages in less than a year, we now have a generator.
And then there's SoCal Edison, which services much of the northern Los Angeles County and Ventura County. If strong Santa Ana winds are in the forecast, the power is shut off.
The vast majority of power companies will shut down portions of their service areas due to the liability associated with fires. It is not uncommon for electricity to be out for 4 to 6 days in these areas; this can happen multiple times each month.
Honest question; is there any truth to the defense liberals are using that the governor rejected funding for winterizing the wind infrastructure? I still think private industry needs to be self sufficient and we have a broadly independent power grid but I know state and federal subsidies have always been available to fossil fuels especially for winter preparedness.
If it's true I expect their governor isn't going to be reelected and if a dem gets that seat texas and the rest if the "union" is fucked.
From what I understand, Texas' governor has nothing to do with the energy grid.
Texas' energy market is deregulated.
A federal report recommended weatherization. But it is up to the producers/suppliers, not the government.
I live in Los Angeles, which has its own electric utility company LADWP.
Certain areas of Los Angeles experience power outages quite often. We relocated from an area of the Valley where service is quite stable. Maybe three to four outages (not considering the Northridge quake - 3 days without power) in more than 20 years.
The area where I live now pops transformers with alarming frequency. After five outages in less than a year, we now have a generator.
And then there's SoCal Edison, which services much of the northern Los Angeles County and Ventura County. If strong Santa Ana winds are in the forecast, the power is shut off.
The vast majority of power companies will shut down portions of their service areas due to the liability associated with fires. It is not uncommon for electricity to be out for 4 to 6 days in these areas; this can happen multiple times each month.