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Thanks to wind and solar, Texas has kept the power on and the costs down

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨keenkoon@lemm.ee⁩ to ⁨energy@slrpnk.net⁩

https://electrek.co/2023/07/26/thanks-to-wind-and-solar-texas-has-kept-the-power-on-and-the-costs-down/

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  • spittingimage@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No kidding? I thought Texans broke out in hives when exposed to renewable energy.

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    • this@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Only when that renewable energy is used in their large shiney pickup trucks and mega SUVs that they don’t need. Besides, they would do anything to keep their grid disconnected from the rest of the world.

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      • pizzaiolo@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Actually their grid is connected to the Mexican one

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  • overzeetop@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s like rain on your wedding day.

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  • HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Wait a few months. Their power grid will go to hell again once winter rolls around.

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