According to the Weather Channel, 3.5 million homes and businesses were with out power at around 7PM in Texas. Water supplies compromised, but a large number of homes cannot boil because of no electricity.
All most all of Texas is on a single power grid that lacks integration with surrounding states. The grid is run by Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) a nonprofit controlled by the state legislature. About 20 % of the power on the grid is produced by green production, Wind Turbines.
Because of a massive winter storm with record breaking cold dropping temperatures into the single digits. Well all those Wind Turbines froze up, Who knew. So 20% of the power on the grid, was gone. It is said it will take weeks to get things/…AQ working again, once the temperatures raise.
Texas is one of the largest produces of natural gas, however that is not green, and ERCOT is all about Green.
In Germany 41.1% of its electricity comes form Solar and Wind. For many years, Germany has been held up as the worlds wind and solar capital.
This year German’s have learned that solar panels don’t work when covered with snow. 30,000 wind turbines do not turn because of freezing temperatures.
Germany has turned to coal for heat.
Two Government entities put there people at risk for the sake of Green. Well done. All that science, with all that thought. Professionals assuring everyone that had it all thought thru, had all the answers.
I hear Joe and AOC preach Green, they have a plan. I have not seen any detail to the “Plan”. Bet there is none. Just hell bent to go with the Green New Deal. Think they care about those folks in Texas freezing the butts off?
Get the charcoal grill under an overhang. Make sure you have lots of fireplace wood. Have a back up water supply. In a few years you will need them all.
THERE IS NO COMMON SENSE IN GOVERNMENT
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS A ZERO SUM GAME, THEY PRODUCE NOTHING, ALL THEIR REVENUE IS YOUR TAX MONEY, OR AS IN OUR CASE, MONEY THEY PRINT OUT OF THIN AIR. EVEN IF IT IS, IT HAS TO BE PAID BACK, THINK ABOUT YOUR GRAND CHILDREN. WHEN 70% OF YOUR INCOME GOES TO FEDERAL TAXES, LIFE IS NOT FUN.