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Once again the electricity barons of Texas are warning the lights will go out, this time because it’s HOT. Hot in Texas?!? #ERCOT #ERCOTFail #ERCOTFailsTexasAgain #TexasGrid #TexasPowerGrid #TexasDeservesBetter texastribune.org/2021/06/14/tex…
Northern snow states have plenty of juice for you, Texas, but all the lines have been cut at your borders so that you remain at the mercy of your power pirates, the last island of insane deregulation. gregpalast.com/texas-gets-lay…
But maybe I’m asking too much: regulation is the application of democracy to the economy and the Texas GOP fears anything that smacks of democracy. gregpalast.com/texas-gets-lay…
(THREAD) As a Power Engineering student, I am appalled at what is happening right now with the #TexasPowerGrid. This is, quite literally, a catastrophic failure at ever single level—an Ice Storm of 1998 level of catastrophe.
Let me explain. /1
Let me explain. /1
First off, lets talk about how the #TexasPowerGrid works. They’re the only state not part of the two national interconnections. This is because in 1935, The Federal Power Act came to be. The law gave the federal government authority to regulate power companies that engaged in /2 
interstate commerce. Texas power companies (representing ~90% of modern day TX) agreed not to sell power outside of the state. That allowed them the ability to avoid federal regulation—regulations specifically designed to avoid current power issues. /2
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