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The parts of Texas on the national grid have power (Original Post) struggle4progress Feb 2021 OP
Too bad the media doesn't clearly point these things out JI7 Feb 2021 #1
So much for privatization malaise Feb 2021 #2
not a chance rampartc Feb 2021 #3
Only a small % of the outage is due to windmills freezing up, gab13by13 Feb 2021 #4
Trickling didn't help KatyMan Feb 2021 #5

gab13by13

(21,210 posts)
4. Only a small % of the outage is due to windmills freezing up,
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 09:42 AM
Feb 2021

Windmills that are winterized are guaranteed to operate at 20 degrees below zero. The Texas windmills weren't winterized.

I hope that people in Texas let their water trickle a little bit during the cold weather or there are going to be a lot of problems when it warms back up.

KatyMan

(4,167 posts)
5. Trickling didn't help
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 09:54 AM
Feb 2021

We had a pipe burst yesterday unfortunately even with all of our faucets running a little bit. So now we don’t have power or water. I give a heartfelt fuck you to all Republican voters in Texas from us normal people who live here.

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