As Texas sees record-breaking high temperatures across multiple areas this summer, there are renewed concerns over the state’s power grid system. NBC News’ Isa Gutiérrez has more including how Texans were asked twice to cut back on energy use during peak hours to avoid blackouts.
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Hey Texas is learning the Wyoming way.
It doesn't fix itself does it °~•.☆.•~°
Is this report politically motivated?.?? I don't think cold and hot are the same ?? Clearly politics are a part of this.
One cold spell and people can't stop talking about it
Just called Senator Cruz's office…. he's on a Alaskan Cruise….." please leave a message ". He GOT ONE
Texas is in shambles, these folks need better leadership. The GOP is turning it into Florida #2.
More like the hilarity over the Texas power grid is growing.🤣🤣😂
Have you guys tried shooting the heat or the grid yet? Maybe that will help?
Those black shingle roofs dont look very smart.
Ted Cruz will fix it when it gets back from Cancun Mexico
Best way for Texas to cool down is that Ted Cruz and Greg go to Cancun😎while the rest of the cowboys roast.
yeah I am sure NBC is concerned, more like they wish the Texas' grid fails
Been so warm in uk had fire here
Everything is dumber in Texas.
All those roofs without solar panels…what a wasted opportunity to stabilize and improve themselves
All this power shortage is caused by the so-called Green energy. We have spent too much money resources for the solar and other green sources instead of enhancing the existing nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is clean and can be safe. France for example has increased their Nuclear power plant while they promised to use alternative energy and then back out while Germany is all into the green energy transformation and currently suffering now from the lack of electricity.
Climate change isn't real
Wish Texas has solar panels on state level. If there is one thing Texas has is sun.
Lol. Texas once a paradigm of virtue. Now a constant laughing stock because of its neathanderal belief systems and arrogance that it can never be wrong in its stagnated and arrested development.
Tesla is coming no worries.
Their so dumb an electrical grid is best if is underground not above ground they didn't learn anything from New York
Sounds like Puerto Rico… LOL
But of course Texas blames electric cars, green energy, and of course Biden, probably China too. Well if electric cars don't work and Texans are so smart then how come so few of them (because they don't work and no Texan would buy one) are taking down the great grid of ERCOT?
Texas is the epitome of American know-it-all-ism. Kick the can down the road, ignore the problem and leave it for someone else to deal with and then blame those people when it costs more.
No matter how they tried the worst things got. The entire grid is going to go out nationwide be prepared for the planned 21/30 adgenda.
They will blame it on the wind and solar again when their power fails again it will
And yet people keep electing these bozos who do nothing about the problem.
And Texans say God is punishing the rest of the world for their evil ways. Hmmm, those 3 fingers pointing back at them have made their point. 246 deaths. Hey, Abbott, whatcha think now? Killing them softly. Better get used to it.
So there gunna shut power off i bet now theres huge wildfires all over Tx just like they did in California hmmm
Is your socialist state Representative listed? (12 of the 30 listed are from NY & NJ.)
Congressional Progressive Socialists who recently voted “NO” on a bill to protect USSC Justices and their families. To this date the federal government has not supplied protection for the justices at their homes. Demonstrators at the Justices homes are in violation of 'two' federal laws. Merrick Garland does nothing. This is the same group of socialists that is soft on crime, voted for de-fund the police, 'Gun control', and support open borders, amnesty benefits to illegal aliens.
Campaign against them.
Maxine Waters (Calif.), Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (MN), Cori Bush (Mo.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), Joyce Beatty (Ohio), Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.), Adriano Espaillat (N.Y.), Jesús García (Ill.), SYLVIA GARCIA (TEXAS), VERONCIA ESCOBAR, (TEXAS), Josh Gottheimer, (N.J.), Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.), Steven Horsford (Nevada), , Brenda Lawrence (Mich.), Barbara Lee (Calif.), Norma Torres (Calif.) Tom Malinowski (N.J.), Marie Newman (Ill.), ,Bill Pascrell (N.J.), Donald Payne (N.J.), Ed Perlmutter (Colo.), Mikie Sherrill (N.J.), Albio Sires (N.J.), Nydia Velázquez (N.Y.), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (N.J.) Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.), Madeleine Dean (Pa.), Jackie Speier (Calif.), Katherine Clark (Mass.)Sara Jacobs (Calif.), Andy Levin (Mich.), Alma Adams (N.C.), Jan Schakowsky (Ill.)
Whomever the real person is in charge of the country is scared to death of white supremacists. There answer is to literally flood the country from all over the world. Democrats then fly the illegals all over the country distributing them to states. Next on the Democrats wish list is to give illegals the right to voter, "Voting rights" or at the least voting with no ID (another Democrat favorite). Joe Biden is a pawn for ???? Have you seen all the pregnant woman crossing the border? $15K for each child birth with no complications. Schools?- from K-12 it costs taxpayers on average of $122,000 for EACH illegal alien student. This does not include the millions spent on bilingual ED, instructors, daycare. School class size's are negatively impacted and our students suffer as a result. Crime- $3Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate, process Illegal aliens in the Criminal justice system. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance program. Emergency services- every police, fire,paramedic for city & states increase dramatically. Taxpayers pay for all hospital, emergency room treatments, ambulances. Our children and grand children will be pay for this in the future as we will now. Last count 2.3 million have crossed.
It's a great plan! Allow an invasion and the American taxpayers pay for the invaders health care, education, etc. As an added bonus, children born here get automatic citizenship, and young children brought here stay because of DACA.
They voted for it we dont care 🤷🏽♀️
Why should Texas pay more and used less power all because they are cheap on the pocket……This Texas government need to be replaced…. ASAP
Texas is leading in renewables?renewable?? Then why does our governor trash it every chance he gets???
Texas building the renewable energy wind mills etc….is what's causing all the power issues. It's stupid……and how many times do we have to hear "climate change" in the package? You're not going to make that stick to the smarter people. The earth goes through weather changes yearly….it's not man made climate change. That talking point is getting so old…..just like saying everyone is racist if they don't agree with you. Just stop.
If officials were smart, they’d all be taking notes right now and immediately planning to replace these out dated grids across the country. I can see this happening in many other states with time.
The government has known this was all going to happen since the 1950's!!!!!! They kept kicking the can down the decades……. we are WAY past the tipping point..
I could care less. They want to be separate from the federal grid. Ha let’s see how that goes as the planet warms. What a bunch of idiots.
How's that climate change denying working for ya??? Water is next…. Abbott, keep letting thousands move to TX daily…
Do you believe in global warming yet? Those in the red states of course it's going to have it worse than anybody else but you know what you voted for these people and this is what you get. Maybe I should get up to 120 will you get it then. The Indians told them people and they can and put their foot on their land that they have to take care of the line the water the sea in the air but of course they didn't believe the Indians. But now Mother Nature is angry and you cannot be mother nature that's the warrior won't win.
Lol… don’t Americans/ American culture… just leave it to the free market
Oops no profit it making consumers needs #1
Losing power just might convince some of the dumb climate change deniers.
How many signs do ya need?
I'm sure most people are suffering while the state's wealthiest are not only using electricity in excess, but also fueling the climate crisis with their lavished lives. Meanwhile, they keep telling the poor to stop using their fans.
I hope it fails again. I'll gladly lose power if that helps get my crazy right-wing republiKKKan governor out of office.