Every state in America interconnects their power lines to provide back-up in case of emergencies — except #Texas. To prevent federal regulation, Texas deliberately refused to connect its lines to other states. #TexasFreeze #TexasPowerOutage gregpalast.com/texas-gets-lay…
The federal government, which has restored a modicum of protection, can only police utilities that are connected to the national grid. So, Texas literally cut itself of from the rest of the USA’s electric system.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott blames windmills for this week’s deadly disaster. Some wind farms froze — but they manage to keep 'em going in the Antarctic! nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_d… 
California has massive excess power capacity. With 80,000 megawatts of capacity, CA often gives away power to other states. This week, the sun's shining here in LA—and our solar, wind & hydro generators could easily un-thaw Texas if the Lone Star hadn’t been Lay’d by the Bushes.
Of course, the rulers of Texas, the beneficiaries of freezer-burn pricing, know this. Last week, wholesale electric prices in Texas, normally $50 per megawatt-hour, busted over $9,000/MWHR. And this was not the first game of Texas Gouge’m.
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