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Wow. I hope other states who have a similar setup learn from this and take adequate measures to avoid situations like this in the future.
by aaur0 6y ago
Wow. I hope other states who have a similar setup learn from this and take adequate measures to avoid situations like this in the future.
- mike_d 6y agoNo other state operates its own grid, this is a unique "feature" of Texas trying to avoid federal energy regulation in the 70s. The US (minus Texas) is split in to an Eastern and Western grid, so that a single doomsday event can't knock the entire country offline.