General North Texas is getting lake effect snow.
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ERCOT I understand. Blaming the attorney general for doing attorney general stuff kind of eludes me. That being said, and I'm far from an expert on Texas power grids, but based on what I know about winterizing things its directly related to how bad the weather gets. Ie, if 2011 conditions weren't as severe as 2021, you could very well spend a bunch of money and time doing those upgrades and end up in the same boat anyways.
What exactly are AG things?
Are we sure that's what happened?
I don't have a time machine, so no. That being said, it stands to reason that if he was elected governor of the state he probably at least hovered around acting in the public's best interest in his previous position.
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This is only one example, but over 50% of Texans want marijuana to be legalized or at least decriminalized (It's actually the official stance of the Texas GOP)....the Gov and Lt. Gov have flat out said they will not do it, which is against the will of the majority. It stands to reason if they won't act how the public would want on that, why would they do it on anything else?
Because he wins elections. If Texas cared that much about legal dope they'd vote him out over it, but it's probably not that high on the old priority list.
Out of curiosity, do you blame ERCOT for not properly winterizing and preparing their equipment?
Yes, but there is more than just them to blame.
Why do you blame them? Sounds to me like you should have started your own power company if you don't like their service.
ERCOT isn't a power company. My power company is actually pretty awesome.
Then what's your issue?
ERCOT, who is a regulatory body, screwed the pooch by not upgrading the grid to handle cold weather resulting in what happened last week. This isn't the first time this has happened. Is ERCOT the only one to blame, no. Do they have blame though, absolutely.
I guess I'm being unclear, so I'll just come out and say it. Remember when "Hosts can kick off Parler if they want. If you don't like it make your own server."? I'm trying to have you apply that logic across the board now that we've found something that's both fucked up and effects you personally.
Well it's funny you mention that.
This is my first house and the first time experiencing this in a home that I owned. So because this happened I'm doing the following:
-Getting a generator
-Installing an isolation switch
-Better insulating the house
-Cutting down and splitting more firewood than before
-Upping our emergency water supply and emergency food supply
See, I am making sure my family is fine the next time this happens, that's what a responsible person would do, make sure the people they are responsible for are taken care of.
ERCOT did not do those things, when that is their job.
Far as I can tell ERCOT is just the name they've given for when the heads of the individual unregulated power companies sit and discuss what should be their standards. Is that way off the mark?
Some are heads of power companies, others are not.
I do not, I am part of a co-op because we live outside of city limits. That being said my company has been awesome the entire time I have had them.
So you can see how that entity might not be inclined to dump large sums of money betting on unlikely outcomes, right?
Then they need to be removed from their positions when the whole goal of ERCOT is to provide stable electricity to the people of Texas.
We don’t have a choice, either, which is why I asked. I just kind of wanted to gauge who does and does not.