ERCOT asks Texans to conserve energy for third straight day
ERCOT asks Texans to conserve energy for third straight day
ERCOT is asking Texans to save energy Saturday afternoon and evening to help the state's power grid. It's the third straight day Texas' power grid operator has asked people to conserve energy.
Ercot asks this every other day now. Maybe they should address the root problems instead. Like having lousy transmission lines that can’t handle all the renewable energy that’s being generated across the state.
Do most Texans actually abide by this? Because what we’re shown of Texas here in Canada makes me think that the culture there isn’t one of “I’m not going to this thing because an authority figure told me not to.”
As someone who spent 4 days straight without power while ERCOT implemented "rolling blackouts" while downtown offices stayed lit at night during the 2021 freeze, I'm not changing my AC I've set to "I don't want the power company to ream me" rates because I know I'm not the big wasteful consumer. Nor am I the one to get priority when it does go down. Gotta keep those bags of ice cold for the coolers, and hope my insulation fights long enough for something to come back up at night.
What exactly are the citizens of Texas getting from their tax dollars?
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The wealthy pay less taxes than states like CA that have progressive taxes. The middle class pays more. They have shifted taxes down. Then they pay outlets like Fox to rant on CA taxes.
They also have far less services. This shows up in stats like infant mortality rates.
They're hurting minorities and poor people! Do you not see how Great that is!?
Over time they pay more than customers in other states. It is a way for private companies to capture profits from monopoly utilities.