'Texas has not done enough':GOP leadership slammed by experts predicting another deep freeze debacle

[LetMyPeopleVote]

I ordered a generator back in July and it will not be installed until January. I hope that the system holds together until then

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According to a report for Bloomberg, with temperatures dropping as winter nears, analysts are worried the state will see a repeat of the chaos that ensued last year -- that even saw Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) attempting to flee for the sunny beaches in Cancun.

Bloomberg's Mark Chediak and Naureen Malik report Gov. Greg Abbott (R) made some efforts to prepare for another arctic blast but came up short.

"When Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed in June a series of reforms intended to shore up the electrical grid that catastrophically failed last winter, he pledged that 'everything that needed to be done was done to fix the power grid in Texas,'" they wrote. "But one key segment of Texas's energy system that fell woefully short during February's deep freeze has gone largely unchanged: the natural gas system that seized up, choked power plants of fuel and led to shortages across the region."

According to Michael Webber, a University of Texas at Austin professor who specializes in energy, "Texas has not done enough," before bluntly stating, "We are not ready for another cold winter."

[walkingman]

1. I wish Texas would stop the crazy and connect to the rest of the US grid.

To do otherwise is insane. I don't get why the GOP thinks that this independence attitude is a positive for us Texans.

[keithbvadu2]

2. ",,,unable to perform even basic functions of civilization, like having reliable electricity,"

“California is now unable to perform even basic functions of civilization, like having reliable electricity,” Cruz wrote back then.

[dutch777]

3. Major statewide improvements to infrastructure is a multi- year project...

...even with adequate time to plan. Maybe bandaids have been placed but would be very surprised if enough has been done to prevent major issues in the event of another deep freeze. Just so much Repug PR, not real solutions. I hope the generator arrives in time.

[Javaman]

4. We got our generator and house connection ready

It will take care of the refrig, box freezer, household heater and hot water start (we have a tankless heater) but thats only if they don’t cut off the water again. For water we bought a tub bladder. Since the start of the pandemic, we have a very well stocked pantry of dry and canned goods. Just got a load of wood for the fireplace as back up.

Welcome to frontier fascism

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. This will be an outside generator hooked to gas line

It should power the entire house

[Javaman]

6. it's a generator hooked into our electrical system.

turn off breaker box, turn on generator (basically).