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- With millions of Texans still without power in the wake of a winter storm and frigid temperatures, everyone is looking for someone to blame - like the governor, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and even the “Green New Deal.” In his latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza analyzes the politics of Texas’s power tragedy.
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No, frozen wind turbines aren’t the main culprit for Texas’ power outages
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Texplainer: Why does Texas have its own power grid?
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The heads of ERCOT's board of directors don't even live in Texas
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Gov. Greg Abbott, other top Texas officials call for resignations and investigations at electrical grid operator
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How did the winter weather affect you this week? -- Chris
I am in the East of the Turkey. At 9.50 PM weather was Snowy. But now there is no snow mass noe.
Religion and Republicans are the blame.
I don’t live anywhere near snow.
@@michaelkgrantj end socialism by ending federal assistance to secessionists. There is only $750 trump taxes to payout anyway
Let me ask Greta and I'll get back to you:-)
They already had the answer at ERCOT. It was recommended years ago that they winterize their lines. They did nothing and now the gas lines are frozen. What do other states, that have colder temperatures do? They have already winterized their lines. Texas chose the cheaper option. They screwed up big time.
Yes and we paid for it with fees
@@dreadshells5611 that’s what i’m saying people losing their minds pointing fingers
@@dreadshells5611 Try 2011 and were told then the same would happen but worse.
@@dreadshells5611 I think it was 2004
It very rarely gets that cold in Texas I honestly don’t blame them for not winterizing their gas and power grid it doesn’t make economic sense. Nor is it really ANYONEs fault it’s sort of an out if the blue odd event that spurred all if this. I don’t think anyone is to blame or anyone is stupid because it’s logical both ways to want to winterize or not want to winterize. This whole “oh it’s because Texas is REDDDDD” is the dumbest thing ever.
Politicians: blaming others instead of getting up and fixing the problem
Blame it on the Republicans it’s a Red state.
@@crystalvegansmith5728 don’t blame it on anybody and just fix the problem
What do you expect them to do that's not already being done??
Typical selfish democrats
@@crystalvegansmith5728 for going green. That's stupidity and that democrats. Matter a fact I its democrats. Because they all are pointing the fingers.
It's texas. They aren't prepared for Canada weather. Just like I wouldn't expect minneapolis to be prepared for earthquakes or hurricanes. Stop blaming people and just help people.
I agree ,ppl just blame anybody
Even that, have a power grid that doesn't at all connect with the rest of the nation's power is dumb and they should fix that
Why weren't they prepared? They had the same thing happen in 2011. Only a fool wouldn't be looking to hold folks accountable.
@Kris Collett I lived two years in Norway and never experienced a power outage. Suck for you guys.
ERCOT got what they wanted, now they get to dig themselves out of their own hole.
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No they won't, they all quit instead
Maybe they should have just raked their leaves?- a Californian
Maybe this will send all y’all Californians back where y’all belong !
@@soonami4209 oh I don't live in Texas. But it is wise wisdom to rake leaves...that solves all of your environmental problems. 😆
@@macadoo1588 and it’d be wise to get rid of y’all’s socialist state government I mean poverty rates are kind of high it’s almost impossible to build your own small business in cali I mean quality life in California is horrible and it’s not because of the people. I’ve met tons of people from Cali and they’re pretty mellow people with amazing hospitality but y’all let y’all’s government walk all over y’all and that’s the difference between Texans and Californians.
We should send them batteries and with a note “ from CA with love”
Right on 🤠
It happened back in 2011. They did investigate then and learn their “lessons”. However since nothing was actually put into action, here we are again
ERCOT made recommendations about winterizing power generating equipment. But has no power to regulate the owners of that equipment. Owners chose not to spend the money.
It goes back even further then that, 1989 they had the same thing happen, had a report recommending xyz fixes and the legislature just like in 2011 in 1990 decided it was too expensive.
You can say Tx shit it’s pants a decade ago. Now as the stink hits, it was SOMEONE ELSE who took a shit in their pants...
You reap what you saw. The sad thing is poor people are suffering the most.
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I'm not rich and I'm here in Texas an It's not just the poor...the well to do's and Middle Class or without both...gas and light....this freeze didn't discriminate...neither did the plumbing..... we were blessed and spared ⛄️
What kind of idiotic post is this. The sad thing is the poor suffer the most. Rich, poor and middle class don't have power. Jesus CNN has warped your brain so bad you actually find inequality in power outages.
Reap what you saw?🤣
Sow not saw lol
Funny how the windmills nevee fail in Alaska, New Jersey (during the winter) and other areas only in oil country right?
When you decide to buy cheap windmills to save money because you don't really care about renewable energy, instead of buying windmills that actually work in freezing temperatures.
They haven't figured out how to make wind turbines run on oil, gas, LNG.
That is because they are heated on the inside.
cause texas has a history of the worst winters in america
@@cryptokeif I thought that was Alaska or Maine where you have a "hot" day when it is above 0.
They don't want federal government interference but they quickly accept help from FEMA. Hypocrite much!
Stfu please 😂
Guess they should not have deregulated the power grid in texas
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Deregulation, that evil word used time and time again by corporations, banks and wealthy to pull every penny out of something without oversight
Another case right here in Texas
If you're not have left the Eastern power grid and gone it alone so they could deregulate
Also, republicans killed a bill some years ago that would have made these energy companies winterize their equipment.
@Leo Kwak $$$$, their friends would have to spend money, something rich people tend to not want to do if they are given a choice.
@@brianj1371 Winterization of the electrical grid would cost millions and, therefore seen, as not profitable.
What bill?
@Daniel Morse that sounds like u made that up, I am german and checked all the news and there is nothing that confirms your story of failing wind energy causing other energy plants to fail, there is also no reporting of any major poweroutage in germany too. Please offer a source to your story, as this seems to be completely made up.
@Daniel Morse Please go read about Iowa and their windmills. They produce over 40% of their power via these windmills and the temperatures regularly are below that of Texas, yet no problem. Why is that? Way to cherry pick some information to make your point.
"Controlled outages " is called Load shedding here in Africa, buy a generator, put solar on your roof, and embrace the fact that no matter what government you have at the end of the day you just need to sort your own shit out 🤷♂️
Yes, exactly. Here in El Paso we have 30 private companies competing to sell the public power. Which is why our power is still active.
In India it's not even affordable to run generators so solar maybe the only choice. since the diesel prices have skyrocketed. And both the states and the central govts collect 300℅ charges as tax (1 litre diesel cost INR 22 tax INR 62..
1 litre=22+62=INR 84.)GOVTS are looting in the name of taxes and surcharges.
@@1niw I think it’s time for the people to really come together.
@@1niw everywhere around the world people are tired of giving a leg and a arm to the government
@E. Healey shame on you. Still you are calling Africa third world country when you cannot get the essential services in a first world country
I blame the snow, fuckin around n shit.
it was russia
We tried shooting the weather but our firearms were useless against it..
@@censorbot6667 alright bud let’s calm down
@@censorbot6667 lmfao I’m surprised they didn’t blame Trump
Let's declare war on snow...that should show them.
Yeah. Leaving your gas pipes and other equipment exposed to atmospheric conditions is... uh... a bit stupid.
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Man I’m poor and don’t have much, but I have a sense of community responsibility and compassion. If there was a neighbor who didn’t have power in the winter I would do what I could. And these politicians only want to dodge the concerns and pain of their people.
They don't care otherwise they wouldn't be politicians. Republicans are blaming democrats, democrats are blaming republicans, Ted Cruz is in Cancun and my ass is frozen in South Texas
Hell, Cruz went down to Cancun after the big storm in Texas !
Rick perry
I agree with you.
They just wanted to get warm as well and have the money to do it. Helping your neighbor be damned.
And ERCOT didn’t make the upgrades to keep the pipelines from freezing when they were told it was needed.
Who told them it was needed and what report did they tell them on?
@YouStink if it’s so racist the. California must be just a racist since over the past decade California residents are moving Texas. Along with Tesla, and other.”s
@@danmatthews5364 Californians are moving to Texas because the "cost of living" is cheaper in Texas. The Republicans do nothing Republicans have shown why it just may be more expensive health wise to not move to Texas. Their energy system sucks, and the Republicans have had 10 years to fix it, which shows how incompetent they are. Only fools would bring this weather disaster on themselves twice. Vote out your selfish leaders.
@@nancyross7935 who are the leaders, they are representatives. More than just cost of living it’s been expensive to live in California forever. In 95 a studio in Berkeley cost 1500 a studio. Crap regulations and crap policy are making businesses and people leave. Oh and fires that can’t be controlled. Since the beginning of time California has had wildfires. It’s hot in California. Shit power grid leading to blackouts every year since the 80’s.
@@danmatthews5364 The cost of living is artificially high. I totally agree with you. However, it is not due to regulations. When l was a child, 70 years ago, we didn't have wildfires year round. I could look out the Golden Gate Bridge and see the ships coming in. On a clear day, and there were many, we could see the Farallon islands. Climate change and the unwillingness of the powers that be have changed that. Deregulation has changed that. Corporation greed and pandering to corporations are among the causes. It takes time, yes. Refusal to implement safety measures and regulate the pollutants has been a contributing factor.
I don’t even care who’s at fault right now, just give us electricity & water 😭 we can figure it out after lol
This kinda shows how depended 99% of America is on technology. “Utter dependency on technology: check” -Cody Lundin
In Jesus Christ Name Amen I Agree! Another PANDEMIC 😷🥶 we need our power and water 💦
Who's fault is it we had unexpected record cold? God? Jesus? Biden since it happened on his watch?
That's exactly what I'm saying. Playing the blame game? Wtf are we children? as adults let's come together and solve the issue.
It's Canada's fault for bringing their weather down here to Texas it's nobody else's fault no Governor fault no Democrat no Republicans you can't blame a person for the weather you just live your day and go on
Its funny because I live in Alberta and we have a massive amount of wind turbines on the east boarder of sask and alberta, it was just -41 C here last week and you do not hear us talking about frozen wind turbines.
Most of them aren’t frozen down here I live in rural Texas for the most part in the plains so there is numerous windmills I pass and none of them were frozen all still running.
Urs are made for snow not extreme heat like Texas' are. They have to work in 45c weather
rockstar can they not do both?
@@tinaloye2014 tbh I'm not sure but I doubt it, the cost to build and maintain something like that would be astronomical. Would prob double people's bills.
Being with out power for 2 -3 days every ten years or so really isn't that big of a deal
Here in Florida happens every hurricane
rockstar but wouldn’t it be the same Cost like other city with extreme weather? And it’s installation and maintenance so that’s tax cost no? I’m not american so idk
Only 12% of power comes from wind power in this state.😷🙄
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Lol all your wind farms are owned by oil companies in Texas. Come again idiot?
Let’s ask Ted Cruz. Oh wait he’s split for Cancun
Oh, wait, he came back. It’s a shorter round trip to Cancun than to Washington.
When you hear the words "you done f***** up", it might be too late to change course.
Enjoy MAGAts
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After getting caught.
Poor oversight and firewall systems.
Profits pocketed with limited reinvestment
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That's always been that way everywhere
Amazing how much attention this is getting and yet when Hurricane Maria knocked out the power grid in Puerto Rico it was basically.....crickets....and took forever before any semblance of normal service was restored.
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That's because most Americans don't consider Puerto Ricans as Americans, so they don't really care about Puerto Rico when they face horrific hurricanes because it's not a state or it's not directly part of the U.S. when that's further from the truth.
It wasn't crickets. It was discussed at length but comparing power generation on an island to a state large enough to be a country is a bit of a misnomer. Having worked at a refinery on STX the ability to get goods, equipment and specialized labor was overwhelming at times. Plus ,yes there is a significant lack of effective government.
Gosh, I recall it being all over the news, along with "it" throwing paper towels and it's running feud with the mayor. Remember now??
I saw that all over the news. There government lady was fighting all over the news about the hurricane.
Ted Cruz! That's why he ran away to Cancun.
Maybe Cruz can burn his money to keep his fellow Texans warm or ask his buddy Trump to kick in some.HA!
How do you blame a Senator? The blame rests solely on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris!
@xDarkxArenx Did you even watch the video?
@@markwarren5644 Sure Jan
@@dicezart9667 nope, Harris and Biden are to blame! And any covid deaths since inauguration are their fault too! And that 2000 dollars they promised isn't happening either, it's all Harris and Biden's fault!
It's pretty simple, when they were building the energy grid they cut cost and built crappy system that can't handle freezing temperatures, having an energy grid that can't even handle -4°C weather is a joke.
And yet it can handle 50 C...... Is your area equipped to handle that?
@@brian2440 take a second and think hard about how ridicules your statement is.
@@richard3793 Texas grid networks and particularly the wire on lines are designed for high temperatures as it’s considerably more likely for the lines to experience temperatures in excess of 100 degrees f up to 120 degrees f than it is for them to experience 0 degrees f
this has happened 3 times in last few yrs - so theres that
@@brian2440 Actually Yes, In Canada our windmills can still work in -50C and 50C+ (Although the latter is extremely rare but has been proven to work in both of those conditions).
Sidebar: windmills can be successful in cold weather if they are build to withstand cold weather. So blaming renewable energy is a baseless argument.
They (ring wing media) are champions at omitting information which don’t support their narrative. This is further enhanced by their audience.
@John Doe yes because tx windmills were not built to withstand cold. Like i stated.
Texas power bills can climb into the thousands a month because of ercot, my friend told me that her bill will be at least $1,500 for the month because of the power failure.
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That's really moronic. How can it be legal to offer end-users (private households) contracts that would allow for such price jumps when the cause even isn't the demand side but failure of the supply side? Where I live such contracts would be void because they are unethical.
BS
Here in Minnesota my electric is les than 150.00. And im warm and lit. So, how can they justify such a price?
Bull shit
Texas: we are strong enough to secede
Texas after 4inches of snow: HELP ME!!!!
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Put your glasses and hearing aids on gramps.
@@makewolfe123cryagain4 I'm sorry but last I knew Texas was run by a bunch of ridiculous Republicans. Who is responsible for your electricity you're natural gas you're damn power grids people. We have power here we have wind her mind here we had temperatures below zero here what's your excuse you got none.
Lol, how the hell can it be the Green Deals fault, it's currently just a plan some people are talking about putting forward. I mean I'm planning on going to Disneyland in 2 years, can I say I've already been?
Those ridiculous statements are for the dumbest people that support them.
Since you’re picking Disneyland over Disney World, yes you’re at fault.
@@cosmosaic8117 Oh, now, wait a minute...Disney World has Harry Potter's Diagon Alley...but Disneyland has Star Wars !!!
This is the exact brain dead logic you’d expect from CNN viewers. This whole problem would’ve been avoided if there weren’t any turbines to begin with. And idk who said it was the green new deals fault but that garbage deal would introduce these unreliable systems to the rest of the country. Go back to sleep.
@@SplootyMcSploot Why are they reliable in other parts of the country? Idaho is 50% wind powered and works fine in the cold.
The eposode of South Park about New Orleans hurricane and global warming; "Two days before the day after tomorrow":
"Dad, there's people out there that need our help right now."
"That's not important right now, son. What's important is figuring out who's fault this is."
South park is the way.
Sorry, liberal only know how to blame. It's their way.
@@Mycroftsbrother says the trump supporter.
Captain Hindsight. Where is Captain Hindsight!
@@jkarma3356 says the child sniffer supporter
Who went directly to the comments?
You did.
You surprised? Not like anyone actually gives a shit what fake corporate news like CNN has to say about anything.
@@winstonsmith8482 actually i just find the comments on all news channels funny
@@winstonsmith8482 came here to same the same thing
@@winstonsmith8482 CNN is more artificial than the Kardashians’ collective plastic surgery’s
Wait, ERCOT wants to learn from 2021? What did they learn from 2011 that they implemented?
The problem is power producers did NOT implement much at all, and all ERCOT did was make a recommendation. Primarily, equipment was never "winterized".
And YES - frozen wind turbines are having a major affect in some areas, and it is NOT the supply of natural gas ... it is primarily the land based power generation equipment could not operate in such frigid temps, but it could have if changes had been emplemented.
Wind turbines have difficulty operating and are designed to shut down in icing conditions if it causes their "blades" to become too imbalanced, regardless of their geographic location.
@@lonnarheaj Would coal natural gas or nuclear have these problems.
@@lonnarheaj Wind Power equated to =< 10% of Texas' power. Abbott even got on Local News and said Natural Gas and Coal failed first. Even Nuclear failed. Why? Since they do not have to follow Federal Regulations and did not Winterize any of the equipment it all failed.
@@lonnarheaj As ERCOT pointed out on Monday, the failure of conventional energy production facilities is responsible for something like 27 of the 30 megawatt shortfall our system experienced. A substantial % of our non-winterized natural gas, coal and nuclear plants simply couldn't function.
ERCOT doesn't produce electricity. They regulate and coordinate the companies that do and can fine them when they're not online when they have committed to do so.
El Paso having power this entire time tell you all you need to know about this.
Well, to fair, El Paso did not get nearly as cold this time as did other parts of Texas (though certainly much colder than normal). Back in the 2011 cold snap, El Paso Electric had similar failures, with rolling blackouts. In response to that snow storm and extreme cold weather event back in 2011 they spent $4.5 million to repair and winterize their power plants and add more generation capability. West Texas never became part of the independent Texas grid mainly because of geography, it was too far away from the rest of the state and the infrastructure needed to join the Texas grid would have been too expensive. El Paso Electric gets about half of it's power from the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant in Arizona, of which it's a part owner.
@@Tyrannulet2k uuuuh....El Pasoans woke up to snow on Valentines Day....and a friend of mine said wind chill temps were in the teens and at times in single digits on Monday i believe....i live in corpus christi texas and temps were probably the same on those days....but we didnt get snow....but it was rough especially on the sides of town that have older houses and houses built on pier and beams because theirepipes froze and thousands of people lost water....we had a water boil which is still in effect as of now
Ted Cruz should be ashamed for going to Cancun!
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Democrats support the LGBTQ community *FACT
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Hell no. Ted is curusing
@UCCp1QmwNE32Y00UzdXxrusQ Nah that would be the Repukelickans and Reichwingers. Always a new group to fear monger over - always a new enemy when the old one is no longer socially acceptable. Always on the wrong side of history.
@@thetweatles8176 report for hate speech
This thing of trying to make wind power the problem by fossil fuel companies is the perfect prototype of gaslight. And funny enough it involves both light and gas.
Look at how many idiots gobble it up too without a second thought. Or probably even a first one. Do they even have the capability of thought?
Wind accounts for only 13% of the total Texas grid output, yet 33% of offline power on Tuesday was wind. The narrative that wind isn't part of the problem is incredibly misleading and having people continue to believe that renewables without energy storage is a viable strategy is going to lead to energy poverty. Its not fossil fuel companies who disagree with your opinion on the role wind turbines had to play in this event, its people concerned for others well being and their access to affordable energy.
those GREEN wind turbines are not turning now ,SO ?
@@TheFuelInjected I never once have said nor thought that renewable sources, let alone wind, would be the panacea of all that goes wrong. But I've seen interviews on TV of people blaming renewable energy for the entirety of the problem. And that's not honest: gas, coal and nuclear, even solar power production has been shortened. And that's because the entire system in Texas has been mismanaged. It's not renewable sources that cause these sort of problems on their own, it's how you manage and administer your systems. Renewable sources, without a doubt, offer a great opportunity and distancing from fossil is the way to go. And of course we'll have plenty to do, technology to adapt and improve, but in the decades to follow it's gonna be inevitable. And there's no proof they are unreliable compared to fossil fuels (which are not that efficient of their own, to be fair).
Honestly I don't understand why we dont invest in bringing in as many energy producing ideas as we can. The more options the better, no?
I mean I don't think they even winterize their equipment for heavy winter storms🤔
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@Binova Gurung This wouldn't be a problem if we didn't start doing large scale wind power in the first place. Its clearly not reliable and still requires carbon emissions to make and maintain anyway. We need nuclear power.
@Binova Gurung They're not reliable because they're nowhere near as efficient as something like nuclear power yet still require carbon emissions to build and maintain. Just because the world is using them doesn't mean they're good.
Take Germany for example, they replaced alot of their power with clean energy like solar and wind and their emissions went *up*.
If this has happened in 1989 and 2011, and its happening again, hey you reap what you sowed.
Yeah...
yup - stupidity & Corporation Greed
You can answers who’s at fault by asking yourself these questions. Who’s in charge of the STATE of Texas and who’s been lying to deflect from responsibility.
You can blame the people who rolled back regulations that people valued profits over service as in they didn't keep up with maintenance allowing everything to fail now.
Bingo. It's GENERATIONS of corrupt Texas Republicans responsible. ERCOT operates as it does because Texas Republicans set it up that way for them. Over-deregulation. Done out of overweening pride, and to some degree because of being beholden to Big Oil/Big Natural Gas.
You would blame Trump if he was President therefore I'm gonna go ahead and say Biden is at fault.
Biden
@@cosmosaic8117 biden is still your president.
Texas has always wanted to abdicate from the rest of the country. I hope they enjoy the fruits of their labor.
Let Texas secede. And when they are invaded by the Mexican military leave em to defend themselves, lol
Yes they just need to hurry it up already. Them and Florida
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The people or persons in power are responsible. PERIOD. The buck stops there
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I would be more inclined to point a finger at those that put them in power.
@@myprophet1 The people that vote Republican.
But politicians make the laws that allowed the system to be shoddy, and they were too cheap to invest in descent wind turbines.
Queen2B is right ERCOT the company that is in charge of the grid here was recommended back in 2011 to weatherize their power plants but ignored their recommendation people bringing politicians into this are clueless idiots who don’t know jack shit about what’s really going on in this country
This segment missed the point that after the last Texas freezing disaster of 2011 an independent panel came in and wrote a 350-page document on what steps were not taken at the time. They also in the documnent stated what improvements in the power grid had to take place for the 2011 disaster not to happen again. The government in Texas at the time left it up to the power companies "to follow best practices" ?! Well as we can tell the energy and power companies did not spend the last 10 years getting their own companies up to handling fridged weather. El Paso did actually spend the money to make sure their energy suppliers could handle it down to -10. So please don't listen to the TX gov saying a hearing needs to take place....they didn't follow the guidelines they were given 10 years ago! Why waste money on a hearing to point fingers if you don't follow thru and make sure the energy supplies are making sure the people in Texas aren't spending days in their own home freezing. Just wait until the pipes start to burst and then you have mold problems as well as destroyed floors and ceilings. This is all so sad and could have been avoided if in the last 10 years winter changes had been made by the energy suppliers.
Texas is giving everyone an excellent example of how less government is NOT a good thing.
Stop eating paint chips!
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@@maxbauer1633 thats mother nature for ya has nothing to do with politics
This is just the beginning of the green new deal.
The whole U.S is need of a new power grid been that way for fucking decades...you point your finger at Texas why cause they are conservatives...just wait yours will come aswell...then CNN goes on how the U.S supplies their own power yet Canada supplies some power to some of the northern states.
Shouldn't point fingers if your hands ain't clean!
Just like elections, stupidity has consequences. And as for elections just too bad that the ones responsible are not necessarily the ones suffering from their mistakes.
Deregulation sounds great if you think that means red tape, but most reasonable people understand safety regulations are the first to go. OSHA exists for a reason, and that's because employers need to be told what the bare minimum is or there is no minimum (just like min wage). The same thing goes for utilities, if they aren't forced to invest long term why would they let that bother short term profits?
This is what republicans typically do. When the chips are down, they prefer to play the blame game instead of helping their constituents. I'm glad I live in a city and state that's run by dems.
@@vivalarazausarmyvet4453 first of your wrong about the blame game. Republican party didn't spend four years investigating a Russia hope switch with millions of taxpayer dollars and also try to impeach a president twice wasting Millions of taxpayer dollars on a hoax and lies. Dem controlled cities in States tend to have the highest crime rate because of the criminal friendly laws the only hurt law-abiding citizens and their taxes are much higher to. Your party does the blame game. Republicans are just lazy. Can you answer these questions. Which party started the kkk and which party fought for segregation laws and which party was started as the anti-slavery party.
@Truth Matters it's more like if the contractor told you they don't like OSHA or all that safety nonsense, so you said go ahead and do what you want. Then they built a house they knew was unsafe, but they didn't care because they weren't going to be living in it.
The people that cut the corners are at fault, but so are the people that said "we don't care if you cut corners"
They didn't buy or install winter equipment to keep the power on, in an area known for at least one annual ice storm... So its power companies, privately owned, cutting corners...
Enabled by Texas Republicans refusing to join to the national power grid.
We can't send them power, and if we were to emergency connect them, they probably haven't invested in the equipment necessary to properly receive or send excess power.
Being connected to the national grid comes with regulations specifying safety equipment, like climate support equipment for winter storms.
Ercot: Wanna spend some more money on winterizing the grid?
Texas: Nope, waste of money.
You forgot the rest..
Winter: *happens*
Texas: WTF Ercot?!
If you don't make sure your car is ready for winter (or summer, really) & it shits the bed on the first bad day you can't blame the car.
It's the other way around. Ercot wanted to line them pockets. Abbott and the texas government never truly cared.
@@jakeryan9469 They did not do that at all.
Yes, well we haven't exactly froze like this in... well ever
"Texas Republicans endorse legislation to allow vote on secession from US." Feb. 5, 2021. Feb. 17, 2021 "Uh, hey, United States, a little help over here."
Very good ☺️
tx is a shit hole - treats people as slaves - corporate greed is King
I live in Houston and to see downtown lit up like a Christmas Tree is behind disgusting. We all know why they didn’t prepare it’s because they wanted to save money. The reason we froze our asses off is because of capitalism.
@BostonBruins 88 Socialism means you would have food and utilities. Learn the different systems before you spread misinformation.
Yep cost money to follow through with winterizing and suggestions after our 2011 disaster and Abbott and Cruz love that oil and gas money they get!
Cruz is off in Cancun right now so he really gives a shitz about us!
@Roxy Lasch Your right. CRUZ constantly berates other states for going for Federal aid (NY-Sandy for example)but somehow when policies he enables fails he is fine with a government bailout. While he scoots off to Cancun no less. Deregulation of our electric let's producers govern themselves so they contribute handily to good ole Ted and friends. LNG gives more to Cruz than anyone else! Cornyn on the list too.
Texas power outage: Why natural gas went down during the winter storm | The Texas Tribune
www.texastribune.org/2021/02/16/natural-gas-power-storm/amp/
Yeah when something goes wrong and all of our asses get caught in the cold let's blame the wind turbines. Come on people we're talking about the people who voted for Ted Cruz and Donald Trump.
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maybe because alternative energy unstable. Rainy weather - and no solar energy, frozen wind turbines - no wind energy. Same tragedy happend in Japan, where alternative energy sat in big ass and in the same weather conditions
@@Zerg-MRH9999 Alaska and Greenland use wind turbines. STFU
@@STOPAPb we dont reply to trolls or their videos
Ted Cruz is off to Cancun, he don’t give a damn.
As an texan we should join the other grids for cheap reliability energy and break up the monopoly
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Sorry to interrupt but ... If anyone here is from Texas or is in contact with people there - I recommend you listen to Beau. He's doing what that moron should be doing - getting you warm. I hope it helps:
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@Dan M You know, its not right for you to be shoving your religion in other peoples faces right? You have the right to practice what ever fiary tales you want, but you DONT have the right to shove it in peoples faces... #js
@@tnnsboy18 nobody forced you to read it leave him alone for everyone has free speech
It's not really a monopoly. Its actually been deregulated so much there are over 50 companies competing and as such cutting corners to make profits and as such they ignored suggestions from the 2011 disaster and didn't winterize the equipment so everything froze up.
Texas power outage: Why natural gas went down during the winter storm | The Texas Tribune
www.texastribune.org/2021/02/16/natural-gas-power-storm/amp/
It's a pity that the solution was given 10yrs ago and noone wanted to implement it.
Perhaps every Texan should be asking the question, Why is it that states like North Dakota, Minnesota and others that are routinely hit with sub freezing temperatures, rarely have widespread outages. The answer to that question would provide and answer to their situation.
Wind turbines in colder areas, where frost is common, are build with technology that prevents freezing.
The Texan wind turbines lack this feature.
Yeah, it does. They routinely face it. As a result, they are prepared for it. This isn’t political.
@@davegibson2914 It is political when decisions were not made to winterize its power grid after the last time an event like this happened 10 years ago that resulted in the disaster that unfolded in the past week. They chose this course of action to maximize profits over the potential risk to people's safety, something that politicians in Texas are desperately trying minimize by casting the blame on wind turbines and the boogeyman of the Green New Deal.
I don’t know about you but I saw that it was AOC’s fault. Tucker Carlson said it on tv and he wouldn’t lie, would he?
came here for this :)
Nice point :)
Nah mah boi tucker don't lie bout anything. He speaks facts.
Trump's fault for this because he was the President on Jan 19th the same day AOC predicted this storm was coming.....
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Cuz all my anti elitist pundits are all rich af and root for endless tax cuts for ruthless corporations and the very rich 😎
oh good...so Texas will be refusing any federal help....because they are so independent
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These traitors aren't even trying to disguise their actions anymore.
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it's their own damn fault... they want to be independent, their own island. Then suffer in your own wake. Like we do in Cali. when it's fire season... Thanks Small Guy.
Its a split state basically 52.1% voted red and 46.5% voted blue the fact that you wanna categorie all of Texans in one category just shows your lack of awareness and judgments. Your close minded and boring. *drops mic*
Who said Texans want to be independent? Only a small percent of the people here want independence. Don’t put every Texan in the same category. The majority of Texans want to remain in the US. You’re dumber than a box of rocks.
Yep, the taxes are high, there's lots of homelessness, lots of illegal immigration...I'm leaving LA... let's move to Texas!
Abbott should be impeached for failing to tie into the country's power grid like the other states in which case they could have borrowed the power they need just as the other states do. But, no, Abbott insisted that Texas can handle all their own power needs and didn't need to tie into the grid. Abbott is an abject failure and needs to go.
MY COUSIN LIVES IN CALIFORNIA AND HE WAS TURNED OFF THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAYS . , HOW LONG WHERE THE STATES RUN INT THE GROUND BY DEMOCRATS . THEY GOT RICH WHILE THEIR STATES THEY REPRESENT WENT DOWN IN FLAMES ,BUT THEY GOT THEIR PAYCHECK
this style of video is so much more enjoyable and easy to watch than actual news
You know that is not "news". That is an opinion/editorial piece.
LMAO
What's sad is people think they are watching the news when in fact they are just watching someone giving their opinions
Its because youtubers have been whooping that ass in views. Real knows real.
Power companies don’t want to take an L on the bills. They see the natural gas is costing $16. *shuffles deck... Rolling blackouts
Shit state farm shut down all across usa for whole day, who noticed
It's Bidens fault for signing an executive order killing oil and natural gas futures and escalating prices for said products during a time when demand for those products is already naturally higher than the rest of the year.
@@bryancline8893 yeah right, bot
@@bryancline8893 shhhh they don’t wanna hear that the truth hurts them lol they voted for him remember he didn’t steal the election all the fuck trumpers wanted this
@@bryancline8893 ERCOT didn't do something years ago to protect their infrastructure. It MUST be Biden's fault!
How many people get sick of politics in every thing it’s called coldest weather in history hitting Texas shit happens
Umm.. no. It’s -58 in Montana and they have gas, electricity & water. Antarctica has wind turbines that work.
Power outage happened in 2011 in Tx, they were given recommendations (that would have prevented this) & a fine. Paid the fine. Winterized nothing.
I know. We really didn’t want to think this hard, right?
They are likely just trying to attack Texas because Texas has Republican politicians. That's why I rarely watch this channel.
Yeah and people fucked up. This is the price ones pay for fucking up. Just because shit happens doesn't mean it wasn't preventable.
@@resilience4lyfe331 well Germany is keeping up with Texas because all there wind turbines and solar panels failed this winter so green seems not the way in winter
@@bluecheesehasmoldinit yes NBC isn't much better
Re-written "there is alot of bivision in EVERYTHING" there is a point where someone is going to try and divide the people.. that's what politics does-.-
Especially in a 2 party system
@@tjampman yeah we should all just be democrats the country would surely fall
That is what lying does...divides
@@Privatecitizn What are you on about? I am saying there needs to be more parties so that the people are more likely to find representative that truly represent them.
But a 2 party, winner takes all electoral system does not allow for that.
Texas needs to be connected to the national grid. Deregulation is also a problem here in Texas.
Everything is bigger in Texas...even their failures.
FOX news: Blame the push of green energy
Right is right, left is wrong. Fox is right.
Ah yes the left and right
Fox news is like watching amonkey fuck afootball
@@larrynix4977 That's you my guy,
@Nicolas Gamache in Tx there usually is no "winter" and a "global warming" was promised...
A Texan designed the upgrade to our local oil refinery here in Canada....They had to retrofit the whole thing before it failed. We caught it early. Famous last words..." I'm an engineer and i'm here to help you"
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A Canadian shot a bunch of women at a school. Oh wait, I'm not supposed to generalize about other people........
The phrase you are thinking of is "I'm in government and I'm here to help you."
@@ronobrien7187
Which is hilarious because those who still believe CNN is “real truth” are also those who still believe in the cult of government
Even the wind turbines in Antarctica rarely fail.
Wind turbines in colder areas, where frost is common, are build with technology that prevents freezing.
The Texan wind turbines lack this feature.
They probably winterize them there.
Meanwhile, Senator Ted Cruz quietly left Texas with his family to spend some quality time in Cancun, Mexico ! 🤣
Pass the pińa colada, Ted its hot down here
He should have gone to Cuba.
MEANWHILE JOE BRIBEN OPENS OUR BORDERS FOR MORE FREELOADERS ,DRUG DEALERS ,GANGS AND SOLITARY CRIMINALS .
@@crotononhudson7309 Like your ancestors back in the 1800s
@@crotononhudson7309 : You do realise that Ted Cruz is *vacationing* in Mexico, right ? 🤣 And the Trump org sponsors more H2 visas than any other hospitality organisation in the country ! 😂
Gas pipes have been fixed. Nuclear power plant is back...windmills are still frozen.
@Bone spurs are contagious not a lot of de ice equipment in Texas.
Chris, you need a weekly hour long show.
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We can only dream. His corny personality isn't good. He's perfect for news!
When you go in alone... you're alone.
After the freeze of 2011 a 300 page report by regulators said that the grid needs weatherizing against extreme cold, they did nothing and here we are...
Sounds like it needed a consistently reliable energy source that wasn't wind.
Well I'm not a genius but I think it's called a SNOW STORM.
Durrrr they were happening before JB
It Snows in China too - NO power outages there - excellent High Voltage National Grid
Up here in Canada we have a “winterized” electrical grid. Yet, at least once a year we have a good storm that knocks out power for days on end. We don’t blame the government for it either like a bunch of whiners. We blame the weather!
Right? I came here im in the u.s
Who's fault is it?
Me: ....the weather? **sees title of video** ....o...k?
They're just not used to it the south spoiling them
what we have is politics. the 2 big monopoly power companies want to take over the one remaining state not under their control.
Lol do you feel sorry for the US government? We have the richest government, they take all our money and pocket it, we should have way better turbines than canada, wayyyyyy better.
What do you use when the power is out days on end to stay warm?
The price of deregulation sucks.
So there is no one to blame but the state government of Texas. And the ultimate blame should be pinned on the governor and no one else.
WRONG.. The full blame goes to ERCOT. Without consultation, discussion with any state officials, ERCOT's CEO ordered the rolling blackout, which didn't work out so good. They screwed up in the plan. It didn't work. Days, not rotating hours of no electricity for many residents. ERCOT even screwed that up. CEO should face criminal charges.
Yes, the governor and his wheelchair...don't forget the wheelchair.
I have friend and family members living there. And I’m from California. And this is bad for me
Living in Texas as a democrat it’s ERCOT’s fault not Greg Abbott
Same for California
So in Iowa I lost power when it got insanely cold earlier this week because there wasn't enough power being produced. I also live around a whole bunch of wind turbines and they were running the entire time. So who do I blame for me losing power? Must be the federal government that is at fault then because I'm on the eastern power grid. If only Obummer and Biden hadn't regulated out our coal power plants then I may have had enough power.
When I was at university in Tenn...
Granted I had never left the state of Tennessee... I meet this dude from Dallas.
I'll never forget this, he introduced himself followed by "I'm from Texas, the greatest country in the world"
"greatest"
🤣🤣💩💩
Went to college in Texas. I witnessed more than pride, it was arrogance.
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Improving infrastructure or tax breaks for the rich when the Republicans are in power, it’s not a 64 000 dollar question!
biden wants to go green. not 3 days into his term he cancelled a gas line losing thousands of jobs. and he want to cancel more. because hes "green"
Texas being able to blame Democrat's for their state failures is almost impressive.
That's exactly what tucker Carlson is doing. If you are an anti-wind generatorist, watch tucker carlson.
@@jje8182 gee I wonder why maybe is it because the wind turbines froze, I didn't know it was Republicans were the ones pushing the green New deal.
@@Upper-cr1kh The wind turbines froze because they arent winterized. Countries that usually go thru extreme cold like Norway use them all year and they work fine because they arent using cheap turbines. Places like Maine use wind turbines to supply 80% of their energy. Their turbines work under below zero temperatures. You ignorant folks should just shut up if you dont know what you are talking about. Over 60% of Texas power is generated by coal and natural gas. The equipment is mal functioning because its not design to withstand low temperatures. Thats the States fault for not investing in better equipment.
@@amye9033 Look at you making pathetic excuses for why the wind turbine failed. They were in winterized. More like they didn't have a big enough battery backup source to hold the energy for when the wind turbine does fail. Another liberal who lacks intellect 🤣😂 hey what's your excuse for the California power outages when the wind turbines fail there, they weren't summarized 🤣😂
@@amye9033 Then you say 60% of Texas is run by fossil fuels, no s*** that's the 60% percent of Texas that still has power. I mean do you even think before you speak 🤣😂 what an idiot 🤣😂
So basically the Texas situation could have been medicated if not completely avoided if the state dropped its ego and pride during the nation's construction of the power grids. That the city of El Paso is not suffering because it does share power with neighboring states
On the local news he said it was the gas pipes frozen, then went on national tv and said it was the windmills...and blamed everyone else...who had a word in his ear?
I live in the midwest , it gets 30 below zero during winters , . As far as I can tell , gas doesnt freeze , it can get slow , or weaker when its cold just like the little camping gas cans , but it doesnt freeze up . I heat my home all winter with it .
“Don’t mess with Texas “
Hold my beer ~Snowman ⛄️
Y’know that slogan is for the citizens of texas to not piss off Texas’s nature.
And our government and corporations surely pissed it off.
But the people who made the problem aren’t feeling the brunt of their actions. It’s the poor black and Hispanic (minority) people who lost their power for days and their pipes burst from government not educating what to do in times of need.
@@crayonburry no it was white people also
If only they had some of California's massively successful wildfires that happen every single year and nothing is ever done about.
@@crayonburry damn. Snow only fell on black and Hispanic houses? Mother nature is a bitch!
@@leahbrewer9167 yeah, poor white people are affected too. But it’s the historically black and minority neighborhoods. Like east Austin. Like the fringe towns around the cities.
While the rich white neighborhoods people living in their condos, have had no power interruptions.
Quick answer: Mother Nature.
Fr lmao
Other states with worse winters don't have these issues though... it'll happen again if nothing changes
@@danielhicks1824 it's because those states are accustomed to cold temperatures; Texas is hot for most of the year
@@DakotaofRaptors yeah i agree. Although at the same time texas would have been fine if they were on the national grid. They could've one purchased power or two had companies that have to adhere to winterizing regulations. The latter can happen without joining the national grid if they're willing to put humans over profit. El Paso is on the national grid and has not lost power
it's an oversimplification of events but yes
The Buck Start From Up Top. The State Government!
No the buck starts with those who has elected the government... and Texas has been republican for a long time now..
Let idiots vote, then don't be surprised to have a retarded government
@@darkbozo11 California was on fire on months lets blame the democrats for that mess.
@@myballsitchsomethingfierce6319 How is that the same?
Vote blue in 2022
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Keep your heads up Texas this is just a small bump in the road. Don't trust these politicians stay independent 👍
I’ll grin & bear the rolling outage for now. A grid can be improved, but federal intrusion is hard to get away from.
We will 😃
Yes sir
Ya! people need to die for Texas's freedum!
(Note to self: Buy a generator and space heater for next time)
I'd be interested in seeing the death tolls from the 2011 and 2021 cold snaps in Texas. Maybe survivors could sue the state for failing to prevent preventable deaths, despite clear evidence that severe winter weather can and does hit Texas every now and then. Accountability is key here. As is a reasonable degree of preventability.
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"This is Teksass, we dont need nobodys lectristy"
"Damn it's cold"
TEXANS are really good folks. Lead by idiots. That they ELECTED.
If the ERCOT heads roll, I hear Enron is hiring.
is it the power gird's fault or the lack of regulation? unfortunately, this was the free market at work...
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Not a free market: it's an unregulated monopoly.
@@ldbarthel ah yes, monopoly, the endgame of unregulated "free market" capitalism.
Want to have a power grid separate from the rest of the union? This is what you get LMAO
Right on!
Imagine laughing at ppl with no power. You are one sick fk
100% worth it. Other states are having blackouts too but at the end of this once in a lifetime climate fluctuation we'll still have an independent power grid. Bet you didn't even know about it till most the U.S went arctic.
Whose fault? Texans demanding low energy prices. The energy companies cutting costs because the GOP did not force ERCOT to ensure they were weather resistant.
Wonder if anybody loses their job in the next election. With a state full of Ted Cruz and Louie Gohmert supporters probably not.
Lol what's wrong with ted cruz?
A bunch of people who voted for nancy pelosi for 40 years, Maxine waters, and gavin Newsome just metastasized to Texas. Look at california...I'd expect Texas will suffer the same fate in the coming future.
@@argylejorgen2125 at least you can clean your guns while you wait for the power to come back on
@@WarpedBlinds He's a great advocate for the causes he believes in.
@@armandomercado2248 Such as?
The Canadians have been burying their utilities underground for years. May want to consider doing that.
Nah that makes too much sense here in America we like to learn the hard way!
We can dream
Also... harder to repair WHEN power does go DOWN, it doesn't apply to all applications. some soils actually eats up the pipeline and equipment box, that's the same question i had for my power man here in UT
The ground in Texas isn't the same as in the north. They don't have basements because clay expansion would pop them like a bubble. The water lines are kind of the same story. They bury stuff shallow because between the occasional freezes and the months of dry 100 degree heat, things are just going to break. Clay is terrible for infrastructure.
And what do you do about air-conditioning during heat waves?
There's some power issues going on that's for sure...
Haha I see what you did there ☝️
2011: similar cold weather storm (6% energy from wind) no issue
2021: winter storm (~20-25% wind power) no power
@Yolanda72our power stays on for massive month long heat waves. More important to summerize than to winterize for 1 in 100 year event
How about y’all fix this then find out who’s fault it is?
The left has converted to the philosophy of not blaming people? REALLY? Remember, you're watching CNN.... official spokesmen for the left.
In Texas the damn wind Turbines froze and there wasn’t enough sun to power solar Panels, and Thankfully Texas was being saved by Fossil Fuels 🤡🤡
@@martygallardoschneider7339 El Paso is saved because its not in your electric grid and unlike the rest of Texas, was prepared for winter lol, you see we in the North rely on various power sources to near even levels, Illinois (which has a population and size are about half of Texas) has 3x more nuclear power plants than your state. This is a failure of your state to prepare for cold (lack of insulation for water pipes needed for energy production, lack of power diversity, etc.) and its independence from the national grid has fucked you over. We would love to help but with your attitude, we don't want to.
Idiot, local officials are elected to protect and fix problems within their jurisdiction. Peoples obligations have nothing to do with incompetence, weak policies and lies..
@@Mycroftsbrother Well, Texas is RED Where is Donald Trump's donation? Texas need it YERTERDAY
Who cares who’s fault it is... just do something about it.
Because their idiotic politicians use lies and blame others instead of themselves
Ok, tell your government 🙄
Tell your government then.
You should care who’s fault it is so you can prevent this from happening again. Come on now use those brain cells
Whose.
Texas u will never be as great as California I hope understand this
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Who's fault is it? That's easy to find out by just asking this simple question:
Who is in charge of Texas power grid? Answer will not surprise you.
Biden
@@Raptormeatx
Nope. The Texas Governor is....
Good try tho.
@@JCA421 COPING
READ Dept of Energy order 202-21-1
Texas requested for the extra capacity and was told to just rely on outside sources because their clean coal and Nat gas plants are "too dirty"
The most interesting part is the order says NOTHING about carbon DIOXIDE only cites MONOXIDE as pollution 🤔🤔🤔🤔
We have a windmill farm up in Rochester, NY and we get hit hard every winter worse than Texas gets and our windmills work just fine throughout the winter.
When are you putting in your application and resume?
Governor of Texas.
Wind accounted for 3% of the power grid in New york in 2019. In Texas wind accounted for 17.9%. That 17.9 percent is almost 40% of the grid when 2 coal plants were already shut down for routine maintenance. They werent there when we needed them and batteries lose 60% of their efficiency in the cold. It wasn't the frozen wind turbines that did us in but they sure as shit didnt help.
It's almost like regulations exist for a reason...
Yup...to ruin everything
I'd rather have a regulated ass than a cold ass right now brother
This idiot wouldnt know the first thing about what caused this down here in texas. We can find a boogie man all day or we can state the facts. Texas never has weather like this and it knocked our teeth out. People wanna blame green energy? Yea ok. Its not the solid answer. They failed for sure but thats not it. Gas plants? Nah.. They would have shut down anywhere with out proper insulation to its infastructure. Politicians? Ok but they dont run output. Yea they made mistakes out of ignorance for sure. That aint quite it.. You know whats to blame? All of the above. Ive heard texas having its own grid but as I remember last time around when large sections of the country went down we were just chillin. Let me give yall energy know it alls a pep talk. We just got our teeth knocked in. Both democrat and Republicans. Why dont you pray for us like we did in your crisis? Why dont you send aid, like we did during your crisis. Why dont you have empathy, like we did during your crisis and leave the blah blah politics out of it? I mean we could always pull a katrina and blame biden. After all we aint heard much from him just like bush and la.. Or we can end the division and spread love instead of hate. Come together as americans. Thats what we are about in the land of the free. Step up.
Nah I'll keep the deregulation where i have options for my power. I enjoy low electricity prices here in Texas created by competition. This is an extremely rare snow event and cold snap that lasted a week. It shattered records held since the 1800s. I actually live in Texas and it never gets this cold!
@@cosmosaic8117 Eastern power grid - regulated.
Western power grid - regulated
Texas - not regulated
Who has power and who doesn't? What power grid is El Paso on?
ERCOT IS RESPONSIBLE SIMPLE AND PLAIN!
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No the governor is for not updating the power grids.
@@lynneshawe9714 awesome job. Keep make your governor to not do his job, keep fail his people. Because that's what his state's people want😍