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TwilightZone

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2. It could happen in a lot of places.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2021, 10:21 PM

Feb 2021

I find the "only in Texas" arguments rather short-sighted.

This was a statewide event, affecting all 254 counties, plus issues up and down the center of the country due to snow and bitter cold. Demand in TX spiked quickly and was *double* the available supply. Several other states had their own issues including rolling blackouts and wouldn't have been able to provide backup for days.

I'd be curious how many state/local systems have a buffer that large, even with their neighbors pitching in.

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The Texas power system failed in extreme weather. The same could happen in N.C. [View all] TexasTowelie Feb 2021 OP

We had an ice storm about 20 years ago in Raleigh and we were without power for a week NewHendoLib Feb 2021 #1

Had a similar ice storm when I lived in Omaha in the 90s. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #3

It could happen in a lot of places. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #2

Part of the problem with the issue of reserve capacity TexasTowelie Feb 2021 #4

Good point. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #5

I was born and raised in northeastern North Carolina OldBaldy1701E Feb 2021 #6

Another thing in NC's favour: regulation. mwooldri Feb 2021 #7