Could cold knock out power here like Texas?
What the grid has to do with millions being without electricity
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Ice freezes power from warming homes across the nation. Could cold knock out power locally? (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Millions of people are without power after prolonged record cold stressed an electric grid incapable of handling the energy surge.
Demand for power throughout the Plains states swelled, forcing utilities to institute rolling blackouts, which left people without electricity during record cold and snow.
The crisis in Texas hit the world’s third-biggest gas producer especially hard and some are looking to place blame more on the nation’s electric grid than the temperatures.
What's most astounding is that they judged, accurately, I think, that they had to take this one seriously. There is a direct relationship between the stupidity and paranoia of right wing social media, and the severity of the disasters and humiliations we have been facing in the last year. Politifact: A powerful winter storm has left millions…
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