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		systematical on Feb 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Need to Remove Bad Management I heard that its because Texas is one of the few (perhaps only) states that can't just get power from other grids. That, and many other reasons, but if they are set up in such a way that prevents them from leveraging other grids....woof.

chris11 on Feb 18, 2021 [–]

That was a political decision made intentionally to prevent federal oversight of their power grid. I have read they have a few connections though.

pjc50 on Feb 18, 2021 | [–]

Yes, which means they've frozen the state out of spite and secessionism.

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