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   by 0xBDB 6y ago

   The other half of what the grandparent said also seems completely completely false. Texas is subject to federal (indeed international) regulation through the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, same as the rest of the U.S. and
2. 212.▲
   by 0xBDB 6y ago

   It's sunny and 72F in Dallas today, up 74 degrees since Tuesday. That kind of swing is not unusual although the magnitude obviously is.
3. 213.▲
   by 0xBDB 6y ago

   As far as I can make out, this narrative is simply not true, at least not with regard to power generation. Texas is subject to the same NERC regulations as the rest of the U.S. and Canada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x2F
4. 214.▲
   by 0xBDB 6y ago

   El Paso, like Beaumont and Lubbock, are not on ERCOT's grid.
5. 215.▲
   by 0xBDB 6y ago

   Houston doesn't have zero whites or Asians. Dallas's executive leadership (not Dallas itself or even the city council) does, but I didn't claim it was diverse; those are two separate sentences, both responses to the parent&#
6. 216.▲
   by 0xBDB 6y ago

   The roof thing is true. I can't find statistics on how often they have to be replaced, but my guess is every 10 to 15 years. This is usually structured so that homeowner's insurance covers all or nearly all of the cost, but of c
7. 217.▲
   by 0xBDB 6y ago

   Houston is the most diverse city in the United States. Literally every citywide elected official in Dallas is a person of color. I suppose it's arguable that you may want to stay out of some suburbs if you're not Caucasian, but