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I read an explanation earlier this week (which I can't find at the moment) that preparing for the 2011 event would not have mitigated most of the issues we're r

I read an explanation earlier this week (which I can't find at the moment) that preparing for the 2011 event would not have mitigated most of the issues we're running into in 2021 -- this is much, much worse than 2011.

ashtonkem 6y ago
The level of mitigation required to prevent 2011 wouldn’t be enough to stop 2021’s outage, absolutely. But it would’ve helped. Rolling blackouts are not good, but they’re far superior to losing power for days in freezing weather. Also, consider the fate of El Paso, who followed the 2011 report’s recommendations. They’re still experiencing some issues; some plants have failed and they’ve had to cut off gas exports to Mexico. But their lights are on. All in, you’d much rather be in El Paso right now than Dallas or Austin.
- 0xBDB 6y ago
  El Paso, like Beaumont and Lubbock, are not on ERCOT's grid.
  - ashtonkem 6y ago
    That’s also a factor, no doubt.