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EX500rider

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2. "Also Texas is not known for good maintenance of their electrical grid." Better then some it seems

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 09:09 AM

Oct 2024

In 2021, Texas produced more energy than any other state, accounting for almost 12 percent of the nation's total net energy generation.

California stands out as the state with the most power outages between 2002 and 2022. This state had a total of 94 outages, 28 more than second-place holder, Florida. The likelihood of an outage is much higher in California than in any other state.

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Not a good idea to do this in Texas Farmer-Rick Oct 2024 #1

"Also Texas is not known for good maintenance of their electrical grid." Better then some it seems EX500rider Oct 2024 #2

Except they have a really bad reputation Farmer-Rick Oct 2024 #4

I just spent five days without power or internet camping in my house EX500rider Oct 2024 #5

Wow sorry to hear it Farmer-Rick Oct 2024 #7

Evidently they are going to join the multistate net work Old Crank Oct 2024 #9

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So, to sum it up..... wolfie001 Oct 2024 #11

As always, the numbers behind this affectation are trivial. NNadir Oct 2024 #6

My wife and I recently drove through north Texas as part of our trip from NYS to Albuquerque. patphil Oct 2024 #10