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Update - power back after 127 hours

cwessel76 said:
So explain to me how this power grid is so great at handling a cold snap that killed 700+ people back in 2021? Oh, it’s designed that way to avoid federal regulations and can only draw a very limited about of power from out of state sources.

To be fair it was a hell of a cold snap that would have unfortunately cost lives regardless but if TX wasn’t so goddamn stubborn less people would have died.

All for ideological purposes and money - $16B in unnecessary charges thanks to that spike in wholesale prices.

The bolded part is what seriously pisses me off.
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The bolded part is stupid. Those people signed up for that risk. They had plenty of options to mitigate it but wanted to save $30/month during normal times.

It's like blaming the banks for people buying homes with interest only loans with variable interest rates and them bitching about their house payment after the rates go up and wondering why they don't have any equity.
 
Jim14510 said:
The bolded part is stupid. Those people signed up for that risk. They had plenty of options to mitigate it but wanted to save $30/month during normal times.

It's like blaming the banks for people buying homes with interest only loans with variable interest rates and them bitching about their house payment after the rates go up and wondering why they don't have any equity.
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@MtnHusker told me a 10 year ARM was a good idea you son of a bitch
 
Jim14510 said:
The bolded part is stupid. Those people signed up for that risk. They had plenty of options to mitigate it but wanted to save $30/month during normal times.

It's like blaming the banks for people buying homes with interest only loans with variable interest rates and them bitching about their house payment after the rates go up and wondering why they don't have any equity.
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Tell that the to kids/elderly who had zero fucking say in where they live.
 
Rolling into hour 36 of no electricity and feeling fine!
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cwessel76 said:
So explain to me how this power grid is so great at handling a cold snap that killed 700+ people back in 2021? Oh, it’s designed that way to avoid federal regulations and can only draw a very limited about of power from out of state sources.

To be fair it was a hell of a cold snap that would have unfortunately cost lives regardless but if TX wasn’t so goddamn stubborn less people would have died.

All for ideological purposes and money - $16B in unnecessary charges thanks to that spike in wholesale prices.

The bolded part is what seriously pisses me off.
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I’m not explaining to you how it’s great or not. Simple facts is that what you’re claiming is wrong. We don’t have a national grid and none of the smaller grids want that because it doesn’t allow them to sell power to other utilities. ERCOT has made decisions for what they think is best just like your local utility does too.
 
Southendzonehusker said:
I’m not explaining to you how it’s great or not. Simple facts is that what you’re claiming is wrong. We don’t have a national grid and none of the smaller grids want that because it doesn’t allow them to sell power to other utilities. ERCOT has made decisions for what they think is best just like your local utility does too.
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I will also say a local storm that has caused an outage has nothing to do with the the grid. In 2021 every utility was concerned about outages. At OPPD, we basically stopped all maintenance to reduce risk of not re-energizing equipment during peak power usage.
 
ThomOsborneMD said:
Seems like it’s working well for them
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TBH it does. A national grid brings in more problems than any one utility or entity could handle. PG&E in California isn’t starting fires because they want to do so. Local easement laws don’t allow them to service equipment. It’s the main reason they just shut people’s power off. The problem is that people think your power is like a taxi service. They want it when they call for it when they should be looking at it like a cell phone. It’s always there when you want to make a call.
 
Captains Log - Year of our Lord, May 30, 2024:

Over 48 hours without electricity. The feel of sweat and death stalks me. Though I can’t see it, I know it’s close by. Our dark and dingy shelter feels like a coffin as we sit in the blackness and await death’s sweet kiss.

This is my last transmission. Godspeed.
 
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