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re: Reasons why Texas power grid failed:

Posted on 2/16/21 at 9:15 pm to
Posted by cwill
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 2/16/21 at 9:15 pm to
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they won't build it if they won't get paid

how many people do you know that work for free?



I think the quote is him answering your question before you asked it. That’s the point sane people are trying to make - no one was going to make the uneconomic decision to prepare for this extremely rare event.
Posted by cave canem
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Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 2/16/21 at 9:21 pm to
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I think the quote is him answering your question before you asked it. That’s the point sane people are trying to make - no one was going to make the uneconomic decision to prepare for this extremely rare event.



Actually now that I have had a chance to ponder a bit on this it is apparently the DNC's fault this cold wave has hit in the first place, after all they shut down the nations largest source of hot air in November.
Posted by TrueTiger
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Posted on 2/16/21 at 9:22 pm to
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no one was going to make the uneconomic decision to prepare for this extremely rare event.


that's basically it

there is no doubt you can build a more reliable system that can withstand rare events, but it is expensive

so, the question is, how much reliability can you afford?
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