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Post by kirinke on Feb 21, 2021 16:20:46 GMT
Green energy in Texas is only a fraction of the energy output. What happened is that the Republican party deregulated everything and let the power companies get away with not properly winterizing the grid and the power plants. Places up north that have wind power do just fine, because they freaking insulate and winterize the turbines properly as well as properly winterizing their other power sources. It all comes down to the fact that when you don't regulate companies, they can and do get away with shit they're not supposed to do. There is no such thing as an 'honor system' with those fucks. |
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Post by Devoid on Feb 21, 2021 18:30:55 GMT
Yep. I'm not exactly sure why anyone would think a federal senator would have any impact on a state government's ability to make itself, beyond prior influencing of the federal government to allow building of, nuclear coal and NG power plants. "Green" energy that encouraged building of wind turbines that froze while regulation that prevents building of fossil or nuclear plants, coupled with an infrastructure that is focused on freaking with hurricane, tornado, drought, and flash flood incidents target than a once every other century winter is what caused Texas's current energy situation and there isn't a damn thing Ted Cruz could have done about it. Aside from holding the Office of Solicitor General of Texas[1] from January 9, 2003 to May 12, 2008 (an appointed state position that is judicial, not legislative), Ted Cruz[2] has never been in an official capacity that was able to take part in any of the Texas electrical infrastructure initiatives / maintenance. The media is painting him as an elitist disconnected from the suffering Texas populace that elected him to represent their federal interests, not local ones. The freezing of wind turbines was a factor; however, much of the power loss was attributed to a stand-alone texas-only electrical grid covering most of the state (separate from the federally regulated Eastern and Western Interconnections)[3] where vulnerable natural gas power plants (making up a majority of the Texas Interconnections power generation) failed due to not being properly winterized[4][5] after the state previously experienced deep freeze blackouts in 1983, 1989, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, and (most notably) 2011[6].
1 Wikipedia: Solicitor General of Texas2 Wikipedia: Ted Cruz3 Wikipedia: Texas Interconnection4 Associated Press: EXPLAINER: Why the power grid failed in Texas and beyond[7]5 Scientific American: Massive Power Failure Could Finally Cause Texas to Connect with the Nation’s Power Grids [archived][8]6 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): Report on Outages and Curtailments During the Southwest Cold Weather Event[9]7 Media Bias Fact Check: Associated Press8 Media Bias Fact Check: Scientific American9 Wikipedia: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
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Post by 3catcircus on Feb 21, 2021 18:59:03 GMT
Yep. I'm not exactly sure why anyone would think a federal senator would have any impact on a state government's ability to make itself, beyond prior influencing of the federal government to allow building of, nuclear coal and NG power plants. "Green" energy that encouraged building of wind turbines that froze while regulation that prevents building of fossil or nuclear plants, coupled with an infrastructure that is focused on freaking with hurricane, tornado, drought, and flash flood incidents target than a once every other century winter is what caused Texas's current energy situation and there isn't a damn thing Ted Cruz could have done about it. Aside from holding the Office of Solicitor General of Texas[1] from January 9, 2003 to May 12, 2008 (an appointed state position that is judicial, not legislative), Ted Cruz[2] has never been in an official capacity that was able to take part in any of the Texas electrical infrastructure initiatives / maintenance. The media is painting him as an elitist disconnected from the suffering Texas populace that elected him to represent their federal interests, not local ones. The freezing of wind turbines was a factor; however, much of the power loss was attributed to a stand-alone texas-only electrical grid covering most of the state (separate from the federally regulated Eastern and Western Interconnections)[3] where vulnerable natural gas power plants (making up a majority of the Texas Interconnections power generation) failed due to not being properly winterized[4][5] after the state previously experienced deep freeze blackouts in 1983, 1989, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, and (most notably) 2011[6].
1 Wikipedia: Solicitor General of Texas2 Wikipedia: Ted Cruz3 Wikipedia: Texas Interconnection4 Associated Press: EXPLAINER: Why the power grid failed in Texas and beyond[7]5 Scientific American: Massive Power Failure Could Finally Cause Texas to Connect with the Nation’s Power Grids [archived][8]6 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): Report on Outages and Curtailments During the Southwest Cold Weather Event[9]7 Media Bias Fact Check: Associated Press8 Media Bias Fact Check: Scientific American9 Wikipedia: Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionDon't get me wrong - being standalone was a contributing factor. But, *all* of them are to blame - beinging standalone, frozen wind turbines, not being allowed to build nuclear or fossil in great enough quantities... It's Texas, they have fossil fuels in every backyard just about, but federal regulation over the decades essentially forced Texas to remain standalone. This set of winter storms is essentially Texas's Fukushima - an event so improbable, that they weren't set up for it. The *only* problem is those customers who signed contacts that allow them to pay variable rates - some of them are getting bills for $10,000s for the few hours leading up to the blackouts. I'd think most people would prefer having to deal with a once a century event in TX like this rather than the daily blackouts in CA in the summer over the past few years - because of regulation preventing power company line maintenance by cutting overgrown vegetation. What I find hilarious is the complaints that Cruz went on a vacation and a state legislator whose home flooded and lost power flew his wife and developmentally disabled daughter to Florida to stay with extended family. Yeah, it sucks for other people that can't do this themselves, but you'd be a fool to stay if you had the opportunity. These complainers are like "they can stay in a hotel, hurr durr." Yeah - good luck when hotels are also without power or water. |
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Post by 3catcircus on Feb 21, 2021 19:03:07 GMT
Green energy in Texas is only a fraction of the energy output. What happened is that the Republican party deregulated everything and let the power companies get away with not properly winterizing the grid and the power plants. Places up north that have wind power do just fine, because they freaking insulate and winterize the turbines properly as well as properly winterizing their other power sources. It all comes down to the fact that when you don't regulate companies, they can and do get away with shit they're not supposed to do. There is no such thing as an 'honor system' with those fucks. You're a moron. Republicans didn't deregulate anything here that led to this situation. Texas is an independent grid - and this goes back to the 1930s... When the governor of TX was a Dem - a long line of Dems continuing throughout until 1979. |
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Post by kirinke on Feb 21, 2021 20:03:28 GMT
And for the past 22 years it's been republicans in charge. Your point? But, but, but last century the dems were in chaarge, so it's all their fault! Bullshit.
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Post by 3catcircus on Feb 21, 2021 23:12:59 GMT
And for the past 22 years it's been republicans in charge. Your point? But, but, but last century the dems were in chaarge, so it's all their fault! Bullshit.
You don't even think about anything before you spew. The article you linked to? Makes *ZERO* mention of politics. You can't even parse a sentence and draw any conclusions beyond "orange man bad." I'll 'splain it for you... Texas has had its own grid since the 1930s and didn't elect a GOP governor in modern times until 1979. That they *haven't* appreciably changed this grid structure before or after 1979 means it's not a GOP or Dem decision that led to this. But hey, you go ahead and keep letting the GOP stay in your head rent-free. |
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Post by kirinke on Feb 21, 2021 23:22:48 GMT
They had a chance to make that decision before. Hell, it was recommended to them the last time this shit happened. So yes, it is their fault. It's been a known issue for years. Years! Since they've been in charge for 22 years, they could have made laws and changes to protect the rest of us from this crap. They didn't. Hell, they've been in charge since the 90's, so it's been 31 years they've been in charge.
So yeah, they're accountable for this mess since they hold the reins of power and have for a good chunk of time.
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Post by evileeyore on Feb 22, 2021 0:47:37 GMT
Aside from holding the Office of Solicitor General of Texas [1] from January 9, 2003 to May 12, 2008 (an appointed state position that is judicial, not legislative), Ted Cruz [2] has never been in an official capacity that was able to take part in any of the Texas electrical infrastructure initiatives / maintenance. The media is painting him as an elitist disconnected from the suffering Texas populace that elected him to represent their federal interests, not local ones. The freezing of wind turbines was a factor; however, much of the power loss was attributed to a stand-alone texas-only electrical grid covering most of the state (separate from the federally regulated Eastern and Western Interconnections) [3] where vulnerable natural gas power plants (making up a majority of the Texas Interconnections power generation) failed due to not being properly winterized [4][5] after the state previously experienced deep freeze blackouts in 1983, 1989, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, and (most notably) 2011 [6]. kirinke. The above is what intelligent discussion looks like. Accurately noting that Cancun Cruz couldn't do anything (beyond the personal) to have swayed this matter, and that the "fault" of this is long in building. I expect Texas to stop being standalone and join the Federal power grid officially and enter into fed regulation, which will piss off the local power billing companies and delight ERCOT. |
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Post by kirinke on Feb 22, 2021 1:03:34 GMT
Look, Cruz is a piece of shit fuck-stain. One more shitty thing he does isn't going to change my mind about that. He doesn't even factor into this mess since it's all on a state level. I'm talking about state level republican shit. Which is a whole different toilet.
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Post by 3catcircus on Feb 22, 2021 13:46:41 GMT
Look, Cruz is a piece of shit fuck-stain. One more shitty thing he does isn't going to change my mind about that. He doesn't even factor into this mess since it's all on a state level. I'm talking about state level republican shit. Which is a whole different toilet. You *just* said Republicans -the whole party- were to blame. Now you are saying they aren't. Which is it? |
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Post by kirinke on Feb 22, 2021 13:55:47 GMT
I didn't say that. I said Republicans are in charge of Texas and that's true. Cruz is on the federal level not state. Also true. He's a piece of shit fuck-stain.
Also true.
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Post by evileeyore on Feb 28, 2021 0:03:45 GMT
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Post by kirinke on Mar 1, 2021 12:09:22 GMT
Um.... There is no article linked to that, just a meme and that can be photo-shopped.
Honestly NB, why?
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Post by evileeyore on Mar 1, 2021 12:56:13 GMT
Um.... There is no article linked to that, just a meme and that can be photo-shopped. They are pictures of articles. Not everything that is an image is a meme. Didn't feel like doign the work for you. But the articles are real, and are factual,and the headlines aren't just "click-bait". Biden's plan all along was to use Trump's plan, the one he kept poo-pooing as being "no good". All of Biden's campaign promises were lies. All of them. |
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Post by 3catcircus on Mar 1, 2021 18:11:12 GMT
Um.... There is no article linked to that, just a meme and that can be photo-shopped. They are pictures of articles. Not everything that is an image is a meme. Didn't feel like doign the work for you. But the articles are real, and are factual,and the headlines aren't just "click-bait". Biden's plan all along was to use Trump's plan, the one he kept poo-pooing as being "no good". All of Biden's campaign promises were lies. All of them. Only thing I'd argue is that they aren't his lies - they're his handlers' lies. |
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