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16 Jun, 5 tweets, 5 min read
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…
Every state in America interconnects their power lines to provide back-up in case of emergencies. Except #Texas. To prevent federal regulation, Texas deliberately has refused to connect its lines to other states. #ERCOT #ERCOTFail #ERCOTFailsTexasAgain 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 off from the rest of the US electric system.) #ERCOT #ERCOTFail #ERCOTFailsTexasAgain #TexasGrid #TexasPowerGrid

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