Texas Governor Greg Abbott in November: "I guarantee the lights will stay on. "Governor Abbott just now" No one can guarantee that there wont be a 'load shed event.'" A 'load shed event' is a planned blackout.

Full up the generator and propane tank for gas heater. Lost power for two days, last week here.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...records-duringA cold weather front next week could trigger near record-setting levels of electric demand in Texas, which last winter saw days-long power outages impacting millions in the state, according to the state's grid operator.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) did not issue warnings or conservation calls, but it informed government agencies and others that it was implementing an “aggressive grid management plan,” according to The Dallas Morning News.

 

Anyone in Texas who believes the grid has been "fixed" and will handle the increase in demand is a true optimist. My generator is standing by.

 

And when it fails again, he will blame renewable energy, which is only a small portion of the power supply.

 

It's gonna get worse. Depend on it. To my knowledge Texas power grid has no interconnections for backup power. And like a lot of areas development is fast exceeding electric infrastructure.

You want reliability, you gotta split atoms or burn dead prehistoric stuff, and you gotta build powerplants that we called allweathers. Properly insulated components, working heat trace and other freeze protection, and portable walls and windbreaks for cold weather operation.

 

I had another cord of wood delivered last week, all will be fine.

 

In Texas, renewable energy is 20% to 25% of total generating capacity. The wind turbines are hobbled by ice; both snow and ice cut the output of solar panels.

So why would anyone try to predict (much less guarantee) outcomes? Politicians don't seem to have functioning brains.

 

A few days ago, I saw Gov. Abbott on national news saying Texas was prepared this time.