> The outages in Texas are mostly the direct result of political ideology and incompetence Do you have any metric that validates what you say? Becuase, a reaso

> The outages in Texas are mostly the direct result of political ideology and incompetence Do you have any metric that validates what you say? Becuase, a reasonable person can calmly make the opposite argument. You can protect the grid against wildfires. OTOH, California's utilities also cause wildfires due to incompetence [1]. Texas had a record-low winter storm that caused a major outage. Also, California's electricity is more than twice as costly as that of Texas. https://quickelectricity.com/texas-and-california-energy-side-by-side/ https://quickelectricity.com/texas-and-california-energy-sid... https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pge-to-pay-55-million-for-two-massive-california-wildfires https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pge-to-pay-55-million-fo... > Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires started by aging Northern California power lines belonging to the nation’s largest utility, prosecutors announced Monday