Seems Texas is woefully unprepared.
hard to believe people don't know to let taps run a small stream to prevent freezing pipes, that would seem like common sense. Why does a pond freeze and a flowing river not ?
the grid issue looks to go way back to the 1930's with most of Texas is on its own power grid, a decision made in the 30's to be i dependent of federal regulation. This means both that it avoids federal regulation and that it cannot import more electricity during periods of high demand. Apparently, as temperatures began to drop, people turned up electric heaters and needed more power than engineers had been told to design for, just as the ice shut down gas-fired plants and wind turbines froze. Demand for natural gas spiked and created a shortage.
Those in El Paso seem to be the only bright ones who can import juice so minimal to no dissruption.
one would think in some areas with the extreme weather Texas can experience that a lot of folks have gas generators. We had a big ice storm that knocked out power for a week or more 7-8 years ago. A generator and wood burning stove saved us.
