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. The Texas electrical grid has been a ticking time bomb for decades. This was laid bare for the world to see, and the fallout will be enormous. The humanitarian crisis will have ripple effects for years. There will be long lasting economic development implications. Hostile foreign and domestic terrorists now know that the Texas electrical grid is vulnerable to a cyber attack. The current focus on finger-pointing is detrimental to long-term grid reliability and reform. The recent resignation of board members from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is an important symbolic gesture, but it will not solve the ongoing and still-present structural problems.
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