Basically, Texans are bunch of retards. Wind turbines froze cause they didn't have antifrost protection. Most houses don't have a heating system that could run on coal/wood/gas, so people resorted to electric heating which draws a lot of power. So the demand for electricity increased by a few hundred percent at least. This sudden spike led to the collapse of the entire grid pretty much. It doesn't take a scientist to figure it out. The fact that the entire Texas collapsed because of temperatures around -12C is fucking laughable. It can get colder than that in Europe and it's perfectly manageable.
modern man has become soft. Just flick a switch. Whereas in reality it takes abit of sweat and elbow work and also future planning to stay alive. How do you think your ancestors survived?
most houses have natural gas furnaces...it's cheaper than electric, so no brainer in general...furnaces require electricity...get the point?
so yeah, demand for electricity increased as the temps go real cold and the furnaces not rated to really keep up with such temperatures struggled...simple math that was ignored by the grid operators when than had plenty of advance notice this polar vortex was coming
They could've produced their own electricity by burning fuel. Aggregates aren't that expensive and you get even more out of them if you burn diesel.
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