Facing power grid anxiety, Texans are buying generators and bracing for blackouts

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1 hour ago, CanAm1980 said:

I dont necessarily oppose government support of energy infrastructure if it is equitable and helps lift society.  That comes in several forms including a rebate from my PUD on a new energy efficient washer and Tax credits on a heat pump to id two things close to home.  But you are right, the ignorance of how involved the Federal government has been over the years in propping up a fossil fuel energy system is astounding on the part of so called libertarians.   And that is before we get to the cost of military keeping the shipping lanes and ports free to move oil out of the mideast. What is a fallen soldier or two in defense of our imperial oil interests.

 

The Koch brothers have taken leveraging regulation to prop up their monopolies to a new level by using state and local regulators to block competitors from entering their markets with effective lobbying and disinformation campaigns. This effort continues to this day with "donations" to "non profits" that keep the world safe for Koch industries ( recently endorsed by our Supreme Court last week)

 

The average american consumer doesn't know and doesn't care. They want 72 degrees of comfort in the winter and 68 in the summer. It is our birthright, don't ask me to think or get involved in something as mundane as energy or water policy.

I had a suit that looks like from the 90's. I never rocked the facial hair or stigmata tho.

72 in the Winter and 68 in the Summer?  Who wants that?