Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said 'no one can guarantee' there won't be planned power outages again

[LetMyPeopleVote]

I ordered and put a deposit down on a generator last July and I am still waiting for it to be installed. ARGGH

Link to tweet

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said "no one can guarantee" power outages won't happen again as the state prepares for freezing and inclement weather, despite previous assurances the grid had been upgraded and fixed.

Abbott held a press conference on Tuesday alongside officials from the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to address the electrical grid's reliability as part of the state prepares for freezing temperatures.

The National Weather Service warned of freezing rain and cold temperatures beginning Wednesday afternoon in central Texas, bringing at least 2 inches of sleet and snow with it.

Compare the above to what Greg said earlier

Link to tweet

[Ocelot II]

1. I'll bet there was a run on generators in TX.

Of course that craven douchenozzle says "no one can guarantee" power outages won't happen again, because he didn't do jack-shit about what caused the power outages last year.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. I signed a contract and put a deposit down in July of last year

[dchill]

2. So, effectively, they're already "planned."

The grid has not been upgraded, so it's bound to happen again.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Caught My Eye, Too!

Given the text, I'm guessing it should have been "unplanned".
Planned outages happen all the time, for maintenance. The plants coordinate, and in some state multiple generators can cooperatively plan, so that only 1 or 2 plants are down at a time. Remaining generation capacity can then handle the short term increased demand.
So of course, there will be planned outages.
Either the headline is flubbed or Abbott misspoke like the idiot he is.

[SoCalDavidS]

3. Why Should He Care? He Knows He's Going To Get Re-Elected.

And people still think that there's a chance of turning Texas blue.

Democrats should invest campaign money elsewhere, and just let Texas be Texas.

[walkingman]

6. As a Texan I can tell you Abbott is a scumbag - however, he speaks the

same language as most shitkickers....as did Rick Perry and George W Bush. If I wasn't taking care of my 90 yo MIL I would get the hell out of this shithole in a NY minute.

[SoCalDavidS]

18. Yeah, I'd Like To Visit Austin

But at this point, I refuse to step foot in TX if I don't have to.

[walkingman]

19. Austin is just another megapolis these days - I've lived and worked in Austin

for 30+ years and used to be a very cool place but these days just another BIG city - although I will say we are a very liberal city. However, it is becoming less and less so and more about $$$ every day.

[Raven123]

4. Translation: Texans, you are on your own.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

25. The Texas Democratic Party had a climate caucus

Link to tweet

[brush]

5. Who does he think he's kidding? Those power outages last...

year weren't planned. He just covering his ass for when the outages come this winter.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. Arrgh

Link to tweet

[Torchlight]

9. Freezing weather is turning out to be Abbott's Achille's heel over the past 12 months.

This is what O'Rourke has been hammering him on, and given any widespread outages of note will only solidify the perception of Abbott as a) in ERCOT's pockets and b) incompetent as it applies to an actual response.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. When I'm governor, we won't have to worry every time the temperature drops.

Link to tweet

[SoCalDavidS]

20. An Achille's Heel That Has Him Up 12% Over Beto

I guess he's really sweating it out, no pun intended.

[Patterson]

11. You Abbott voters have got to be some of the dumbest people on the planet.

[tenderfoot]

13. Let the market decide

eom

[struggle4progress]

14. The stars at night are cold and bright:

freeze in the dark in Texas!
The prairie wind blows without end:
freeze in the dark in Texas!

The children wail as power fails:
freeze in the dark in Texas!

[keithbvadu2]

15. Civilization in Texas?

[madville]

16. I mean come on man

You can’t guarantee power will stay on during big weather events. I live in a blue county ten miles from the Gulf of Mexico, if a hurricane hits the power is going out, it’s a given.

They have done a bunch since the last couple of hurricanes, mostly cutting back trees from overhead power lines and all new construction has to be buried underground if possible.

Of course the “tree huggers” as we call them, complain nonstop about the utility companies cutting back their trees. The power company just cut down about 10 oak and pine trees along the power lines bordering two sides of my six acres, I’m all for it, I’d rather have reliable power than a few extra trees along the road.

[brer cat]

17. Good luck to our Texas peeps.

I hope you get your generator installed, LMPV.

[Liberal In Texas]

21. I tried twice to get the generator company to send someone out for an

estimate to install a backup generator. Emailed, phoned etc. Said they would call to set up an appointment, never heard from them.

I guess they've been so busy they don't need the extra business.

Heard somewhere the generators were back-ordered and would be months before you could get one assuming you could get an installer company to come out.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

23. I went through Centerpoint

I made the appointment in May and the representative came out July31 and she promised the generator sometime in late January or early February.

I have been hoping that Greg will not let another blackout occur just before the GOP primary on March 1

[LetMyPeopleVote]

24. They are advertising generators on MSNBC and I saw this on twitter

Link to tweet

[LetMyPeopleVote]

22. With ice storm coming, Gov. Abbott retreats from previous guarantee the lights will stay on

Link to tweet

http://quorumreport.com/quorum_report_daily_buzz_2022/with_ice_storm_coming_gov_abbott_retreats_from_pre_buzziid30906.html

February 1, 2022 1:16 PM

With ice storm coming, Gov. Abbott retreats from previous guarantee the lights will stay on across Texas
In November, Abbott said "I guarantee the lights will stay on"; during an afternoon news conference today he said "No one can guarantee that there wont be a 'load shed event.'" Multiple journalists made note of this including Mose Buchele at KUT in Austin