From a democrat family member that lives up north.
Got nothing to do with clean energy. Wind turbines work all year round in Alaska. There is a winterization kit that Texas declined to add. Might have been the right choice from a cost benefit analysis, but then comes the 100 year cold snap. The State's real problem is its underfunded and deregulated energy grid. Going to take some serious investment no matter whether the energy comes from green or black sources. Also, the wide sped nature of the polar vortex means that other states can't transfer any excess natural gas. Nobody has any excess energy.
Got nothing to do with clean energy. Wind turbines work all year round in Alaska. There is a winterization kit that Texas declined to add. Might have been the right choice from a cost benefit analysis, but then comes the 100 year cold snap. The State's real problem is its underfunded and deregulated energy grid. Going to take some serious investment no matter whether the energy comes from green or black sources. Also, the wide sped nature of the polar vortex means that other states can't transfer any excess natural gas. Nobody has any excess energy.