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They were specifically warned about winterizing in 2011, the current governor sued to prevent "over-regulation". While we can't say what would have happened, it
by altcognito 6y ago
They were specifically warned about winterizing in 2011, the current governor sued to prevent "over-regulation". While we can't say what would have happened, it can't be said that they didn't have an opportunity to potentialy avoid a problem.
- conductr 6y agoThat’s my point. They knew it was a fringe chance this could happen. We do this risk assessment elsewhere and easily ignore the risk like they did. Why did they rebuild New Orleans? We all know it’s flooding again right? They expect it to not happen on their watch but it very well could happen tomorrow. Just like Texas didn’t want to invest in winterizing each and every year just in case a once in a hundred year event happens. I’m suggesting we need to take these fringe occurrences more seriously. Especially when we know weather volatility is likely to increase.
- hilbertseries 6y agoIf Texas was on the federal grid they also would have been able to import excess power from other states and ease the energy crunch.
- conductr 6y agoWhile true, it’s not new information and likely has not eroded services for Texas consumer