Texas’ power grid about to face ‘real challenge’ next week in avoiding blackout: Expert



Director of Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered Jason Isaac provides an update on the state’s power grid amid extreme summer heat. #FOXBusiness

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44 comments

  1. In KS with the air set to 72. Love it this national power grid. Texas voters are so dumb.

  2. When was the last time the media asked any of these power companies? The hard questions like how much of your. Profits are. Going? Into maintaining. And upgrading the grid. I mean the government doesn't do that the company that charges the people who pay for the electricity. Is the one that's supposed to maintain the grid and upbraided instead? Of sticking all the profits into their pockets. Some of that money is supposed to upgrade and maintain. The gread doesn't seem like you're doing that. Does it maybe maybe it's time for the consumer? The next time that the grid goes down they start a class action lawsuit and they start showing these companies. Maybe then the companies will start doing what they're supposed to do Like maintaining their equipment and upgrading it so that the grid does not go down and people don't lose their lives.

  3. Well maybe if the greedy energy companies would start taking some of the profits and putting it directly into the infrastructure instead of their pockets and build-up. They're grid and maintain the grid and update the grid. Maybe the grid wouldn't go down as often as it. Does I know you have to give your investors a profit but? There is such a thing as being able to maintain the grid and the company is supposed to do the people who own the company are supposed to put a certain. Amount of money into maintaining and upgrading their grid. But the greedy people who own the companies are taking the profits and putting it in their pockets giving themselves. Big raises Aziz instead of putting the money back into the business. Maybe if they started doing the government would not step in. And try to take over the business how about that

  4. The electric grid is tapped out. So let's mandate everyone buy EV's. Brilliant…

  5. Freedumb 😂 😂 😂 privatized grids are wonderful

  6. 3rd world 🌎 thank Joey Biden.

  7. The rich politicians WILL NOT suffer from a rushed transition to electric, theyre actually paid for it so they'll just get richer and have priority even if theres any outages. Why half the country is dumb enough to trust crooks is asinine.

  8. Abbott didn't fix anything. Just grifted money for his oil buddies. Republican criminals are lying whores.

  9. The power is out now.

  10. Do not worry💕 about the combination in the atmosphere that's other problem is the impending doorways to the parallel universe going🌺 into the 5th dimension the Earth is in a visional gestation period all time Texas a major energy point that is 🐄where the greatest so big energy is gathered for the source of the world are🐴 there energy contain a harness a total shutdown in the summer holidays 2-weeks electricity without electricity🐃 would be a dire situation the a dire situation throughout the world America South America🐪 and Canada in China and Japan in India Pakistan in the Middle East Africa

  11. They’ve literally said this every cold/hot weekend since 21’. If your in the comments talking about “red states” like Texas having grid issues. You clearly don’t live here, or have ever been here🤣🤣

  12. Great time to buy an EV.

  13. Why the anti-renewables attitude? As long as the sun shines & the wind blows, everything will be fine.

  14. Bingo get the government out of Texas much like the Automotive industry and all crap playing w peoples lives it’s going to be 110* w 60 % humidity plus

  15. It better cause it’s hot!

  16. Well, whatever happens in the near or distant future with all that's going on, make sure Jesus is your savior. Trust with confidence and understanding that Jesus removed all of your sins when He died and rose. Simple! If you need some teaching on the matter, the You Tube channel….faith cometh by hearing….has a teaching series titled, 'change of mind' which is more than able to help you understand the matter…After Jesus return, it will be too late and you will receive very unpleasant wrath.

  17. They are trying to thin out the population of the world as i hear it.

  18. Fake News from Faux News once again ! 🤦‍♂
    Texas opted out of the National Grid – its' grid is not connected to the National Grid except for parts of El Paso & bits of East Texas.
    Any grid issues are entirely due to the incompetence of Texas' state government – which has been under GOP control for the past 30 years ! 🤣

  19. YOU MEAN ASO CALIFORNIANS IN TEXAS TO STOP WAISTING ENERGY
    TURN OFF YOUR AIR CONDITIONER. ITS NOT WIND POWER OR SOLAR
    PRACTICE WHAT YOU ALL PREACH

  20. Let's go, Brandon. Brownouts and blackouts will be in many states. The new EV charging stations will make it worse than last year.

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  23. Come on Dumocrats, plug those electric cars in! While you're at it plug Brandon in.

  24. The saddest part is this administration couldn’t care less. Their ideology comes before people. Democrat democracy at work.

  25. Texas and California is a prime example why the U.S. is not ready for the purposed all electric vehicle transformation. The infrastructure is nowhere near capable of handling the demand for electricity.

  26. Don't Mess with TEXAS, If you don't live and vote in TEXAS keep your piehole closed

  27. Abbott just signed a bill to DENY water breaks for construction workers!!! That's the Republican Party!!! Looking out for their voters!!! Hope Texans will leave the state, the same as immigrant workers leaving DeSantis' Florida because if HIS horrible laws!!! VOTE BLUE and end the insanity!!!

  28. Abbott – Why are all those wind towers being constructed all across Texas (environmental disaster for wild life and a huge maintenance expense for the state of Texas). Why are all those solar plants being constructed across Texas (eating up valuable land and a direct impact on wild life). Whay is this happening in Texas – Where is the money coming from – have you made deals with a corrupt administration How much money (our tax money) are you receiving from the federal government for these projects that will never provide enough energy for the state of Texas – what investments do you have that are directly related to these energy sectors – who is getting rich from these decisions – why are you abandoning the oil industry for the green crap knowing that it is direct threat to Texas energy grid – You need to come clean on where your support is – where are our state congress people and federal congress people on this issue – hey Cruz & Cronyn where are you on what is happening in the state of Texas – where is your outrage concerning turning the state of Texas into the wind mill capital of the USA – who is making the money off this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  29. Biden was the first president in decades to pass an infrastructure bill.

  30. It's climate change that you deny is happening.

  31. If the black out is due to heat wave why not construct solar technology for such a time as this.

  32. Well I guess old Ted will be off to Mexico

  33. TEXAS WHITES ARE NOW A MINORITY

  34. ESG is nothing but a sake down.

  35. Lol 😂 our country the USA 🇺🇸 is going down the same road parth as SOUTH AFRICAN soon 2 have as they doing called loadshesding where bye power ⛮ come on @ a demarcated time of day

  36. Save big money at menards.

  37. Its only time when everyone gets this bonus for the summer !!! Thanks Biden !!!!

  38. Perhaps the management has foregone additional bonuses in favor of much-needed upkeep.

    The Texas power grid is where it was in the 1970's, but the most important thing is that management and shareholders can maximize their profits.

    The taxpayer has to pay for the neglected maintenance.

  39. Get rid of ESG & do your homework on wind!! Those things are awful

  40. Climate Changes Every Day