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Progress has never been made without a little blood, sweat and tears. I can see Texas' model expanding across the entire country as a success, as it has proven

Progress has never been made without a little blood, sweat and tears. I can see Texas' model expanding across the entire country as a success, as it has proven to be the most stable, reliable and consistent energy delivery system in the world.

mrguyorama 4y ago
You cannot be serious. Here in Maine, we have a partially deregulated system, and our wind turbines do not shut down in the Winter.
- spoils19 4y ago
  I'm an advocate for the free market, not a partial free market. In addition, I cannot find any _trustworthy _news sources that claim the turbines shut down in winter.
  - TomSwirly 4y ago
    It's like talking with a madman. https://www.texastribune.org/series/winter-storm-power-outage/ https://www.texastribune.org/series/winter-storm-power-outag... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629621001997 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221462962... https://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/resources/reports/UTAustin_(2021)_EventsFebruary2021TexasBlackout_(002)FINAL_07_12_21.pdf https://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/resources/reports/UTAustin_... There is no doubt at all that there were serious power outages in early 2021. None. What is wrong with you??
    - spoils19 4y ago
      > What is wrong with you?? I don't believe I'm a madman. Please make sure you're following the HN Guidelines when responding to comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
- balderdash 4y ago
  Let’s see between 2015 and 20120electricity growth in Maine was essentially flat (~11GW), Texas added ~50GW in the same time period, comparing apples and peas…
TomSwirly 4y ago
> as it has proven to be the most stable, reliable and consistent energy delivery system in the world. I think what horrifies me most about today is that literally delusional people such as yourself seem to be in positions of power everywhere.

mrguyorama 4y ago

You cannot be serious. Here in Maine, we have a partially deregulated system, and our wind turbines do not shut down in the Winter.

spoils19 4y ago
I'm an advocate for the free market, not a partial free market. In addition, I cannot find any _trustworthy _news sources that claim the turbines shut down in winter.
- TomSwirly 4y ago
  It's like talking with a madman. https://www.texastribune.org/series/winter-storm-power-outage/ https://www.texastribune.org/series/winter-storm-power-outag... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629621001997 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221462962... https://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/resources/reports/UTAustin_(2021)_EventsFebruary2021TexasBlackout_(002)FINAL_07_12_21.pdf https://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/resources/reports/UTAustin_... There is no doubt at all that there were serious power outages in early 2021. None. What is wrong with you??
  - spoils19 4y ago
    > What is wrong with you?? I don't believe I'm a madman. Please make sure you're following the HN Guidelines when responding to comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
balderdash 4y ago
Let’s see between 2015 and 20120electricity growth in Maine was essentially flat (~11GW), Texas added ~50GW in the same time period, comparing apples and peas…

TomSwirly 4y ago

> as it has proven to be the most stable, reliable and consistent energy delivery system in the world. I think what horrifies me most about today is that literally delusional people such as yourself seem to be in positions of power everywhere.