This is a nice overview, but I disagree with the dismissal of the root cause: The interconnects to the East and West coast grids do not have enough bandwidth t

This is a nice overview, but I disagree with the dismissal of the root cause: The interconnects to the East and West coast grids do not have enough bandwidth to provide electricity in a true crisis. This is intentional to avoid federal regulation. As pointed out, there would still be issues caused by a complete lack of winterization in Texas—rolling blackouts would still be likely—but humans would at least be able to keep their homes above freezing and not have to resort to heating their houses with propane grills. That is the difference between a major inconvenience and a crisis. Life and death.