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It has been rough. ERCOT failed to warn about the potential of blackouts. They knew from 2011 that they had serious issues. Either gross negligence or something more sinister.
My house is back up and running as of today. I had completely drained the water in my house pipes as I remember 1989. I’m in the Houston area. I failed to drain my pool pipes and many of those are broken. I blame ERCOT. Had I known that we would have had more than just rolling blackouts I know I would have made better preparations. And yes I, like others, watched the news leading up to the winter storms. No warnings about the potential of blackouts and the need to take extraordinary measures. Just the usual pipes, plants, pets stuff.
But will you be prepared next time? Please say yes, you'll never be unprepared again. I am sorry you experienced all of this devastation. I am glad you've had your electric restored.
Yes. I ordered swimming pool chlorine tablet floaters to use in the event I can’t get my pool repaired before the warm weather allows algae growth. I’ll have them on hand in case of another power outage. I ordered cans enough to hold 30 gallons of potable water. I’ll probably get some more gas cans just in case. My little generator did a good job, allowing us to make coffee, cook, charge things, run refrigerator/freezer, etc. (not at the same time). The thing sips gas which is a precious commodity in a time of crisis. I have a gas fireplace which sort of kept us warm. (large space and relatively small fire) Perhaps keep more firewood on hand in the event of losing natural gas. I’ll keep more bottled water on hand too. (I luckily had a large package full.)
And of course making sure I know how to drain the pool equipment.
I'm an exec in the energy field, and you are right -- ERCOT screwed this up, not the BidenHarris admin (as many others are trying to say). ERCOT basically took a cost/benefit analysis of whether or not they should freeze-proof their infrastructure, and decided not to do it. In addition they over-relied on unreliable Renewables, shut down too many coal plants, and failed to secure enough NatGas supply.
Its one thing to have your pool pipes freeze...its an entirely more severe and irresponsible thing to have your state's NatGas pipes and wind turbines freeze. All in all, a complete clusterf*ck by ERCOT management.
Have you seen this article below? The summary is "The order shows Acting Energy Secretary David Huizenga did not waive environmental restrictions to allow for maximum energy output, instead of ordering ERCOT to utilize all resources in order to stay within acceptable emissions standards – including purchasing energy from outside the state." It sounds exactly like the Biden/Harris administration's fault. All of them are liable if that is accurate.
https://www.usasupreme.com/images-texans-froze-to-death-because-biden-admin-ordered-ercot-to-throttle-energy-output-by-forcing-it-to-comply-with-environmental-green-energy-standards/
Yes I've seen that article posted here and elsewhere online. My entire point is that articles like this are not accurate. They are fundamentally misunderstanding the text of the order.
I get that you are in the sector and I'm sure they dropped the ball on infrastructure but caring about the environment more than people is wrong
I haven't heard that one, although you could easily be correct. If true, it IS something that we can blame the Feds for, unlike many on here who thinks Biden controls the weather and this was all revenge for Texas talking about secession.
Either way, your point is worth investigating more. Do you have any links handy where you read that?