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To be fair, there was a large influx of people to Texas recently. Plus the lowest temperatures in 30 years. Not an excuse, per se, but it makes sense things we
by citilife 6y ago
To be fair, there was a large influx of people to Texas recently. Plus the lowest temperatures in 30 years.
Not an excuse, per se, but it makes sense things were stretched. Personally, I live in Illinois, we use nuclear power and have to say I'm very pro-nuclear. Wind can stop, solar causes a lot of environmental damage (mining, producing, shipping, etc). Nuclear has minimal risks and produces a lot of energy for minimal pollution. I'd love to see some deregulation (still keep safety) and investment.
For reference, you can see energy costs yourself
https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/ https://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/
And production:
https://www.eia.gov/state/ https://www.eia.gov/state/
- munk-a 6y agoNuclear power is the best option that everyone irrationally rejects due to incredibly irresponsible mismanagement in the past. There are some really good reactor designs that are resilient against the kind of human error that struck chernobyl and the kind of natural disaster that struck fukushima - but for some reason there is a large proportion of environmentalists that hold the incredibly anti-environmentally friendly position that nuclear power is bad.
- asciimov 6y agoThis happened because our lack of regulations allowed it to happen. The areas of the state not under ERCOT control weathered this storm significantly better. I too am pro nuclear. While nuclear isn't perfect, we have to take steps in the right direction. That means, investing in energy research, building from the best options we have now, and planning to build better things in the future.