The nuanced, balanced (albeit uselessly high-level) read would be that our systems were designed for more stable weather than we can reasonably expect going for

The nuanced, balanced (albeit uselessly high-level) read would be that our systems were designed for more stable weather than we can reasonably expect going forward. As far as Texas' power issues go, climate change certainly isn't helping, but it's hard to blame it for Texas' power issues. Why? Because it's very easy to blame Texas' power market for Texas' power issues. The cold snap in 1989 was colder and longer, but the result was largely the same as if it had happened in Michigan. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/A-tale-of-two-freezes-How-the-Texas-grid-stayed-16005807.php https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/A-t... Silver lining though for the environment - the invisible hand has pushed 5GW worth of Cold War-era coal plants offline since wind got cheap.