• @UnderpantsWeevil
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    108 months ago

    I mean, I work in the O&G industry. Y’all have every right to be as smartass as you please.

    • @[email protected]
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      38 months ago

      so what’s the reason they’re the only state independent from the national grid?
      they just know better?
      guess that’s why they call it the lone star state

      • @UnderpantsWeevil
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        118 months ago

        so what’s the reason they’re the only state independent from the national grid?

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Interconnection

        There’s a whole article on it in Wikipedia, but the TL;DR; boils down to “If we’re not connected nationally then we don’t have to abide by national regulations”.

        That’s ostensibly a cost-saving, assuming you don’t think too hard about what’s being regulated. But its also a great opportunity to price gouge consumers.