I didn't think texas wanted to be connected to the power grid. And it costs millions of dollars to winterize power plants. Why would you do that if it might be needed only once every few decades? Also, if you winterize it you have to be sure it won't have averse affects in the extreme heat that is common in texas. Just because it freezes doesn't mean it freezes as much as this. I do believe they could've prepared for this better, maybe with a little more redundancies or a little less money given to encourage Green energy.

I will concede that its bad optics for him to leave Texas during this time. But for everyone upset because he should be doing more, if he was still there I bet there still isn't much he could be doing immediately to solve it.