In statements yesterday, the governor employed a fabled political posture, dance and dodge.
Until someone with authority stands up and admits the cause of the power problems in Texas I'm afraid you will only repeat this.
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In statements yesterday, the governor employed a fabled political posture, dance and dodge.
Until someone with authority stands up and admits the cause of the power problems in Texas I'm afraid you will only repeat this.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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One perspective I read today said it was Texas's culture of going it alone that is partly to blame. If this happened in another state, they could get power shipped to them from adjoining states. Texas cannot because it refused to participate in the basic setup of the nation's power grid back in the 1930s.
There are three power grids in the US - east, west and Texas. Texas is an "electricity island". Maybe that will change after this.
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As evidence, Rick Perry today said it was worth Texans going without power if it meant keeping Texas free of federal involvement.
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) on Wednesday suggested that the people of the Lone Star State would rather spend more time without electricity than see increased federal involvement in their state.
“Texans would be without electricity for longer than three days to keep the federal government out of their business,” a blog post on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s website quoted Perry as saying, though the post says Perry’s remark was made “partly rhetorically.“
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I think there is a lot of truth in that.
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
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Really?
May I ask how much you pay for your undependable power?
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I think I'm paying 6.5 cents delivered. We are able to shop prices and I do. I sign up for short term introductory rates and switch companies frequently.
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
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Since I am unable to edit from an android platform I have to start another post.
Just one area I would be willing to bet you have tremendous exposure is in your computer/control systems.
I have a very close friend who worked for years in the security department of our grid manager, PJM.
She talked with me, in length, without compromising anything, about the length to which they go to to assure the integrity of their systems. There is a third party that works for the overseer of all in the interconnect who reviews and probes those systems on an continual basis and then requires a full recertification every quarter. It is far from simple.
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That's interesting. I can do pretty much anything on the 4 Android devices I use. All Samsung, two are phones and two tablets.Originally Posted by Dave Grubb
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
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I have the same issue as Dave - my LG G6 Android will not let me edit, only delete.
I pay 11.5 cents for electricity up here but since it has to come in on horseback, it is understandable.
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At the cottage I am much higher (about double) but I can't shop there, like I can here. The cottage is a cooperative and because we have so many miles of line with so few customers the price gets twisted---we have overall 6.3 customers/line mile and 39% of them are seasonal! We happen to be the last ones hanging on our line---but I believe we have fewer service interruptions there than we do here.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Hope that .3 person gets a price break...
I don't think the 6.5 cents price is going to hold.
From TheHill.comAs Winter Storm Uri holds Texas in a deep freeze, the state’s energy infrastructure has left millions without heat, fostering dangerously cold conditions and, now, a spike in energy prices.
CNN Business reports that electricity prices have jumped by over 10,000 percent since major snowfall has caused widespread power outages.
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That is an excellent price. I pay 0.095 at home.
However, not to rub salt in the wound, but I have some
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