Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

Mark Tinka mark at tinka.africa
Tue Feb 16 04:35:13 UTC 2021



On 2/16/21 06:17, Robert Jacobs wrote:

> How about letting us Texans have more natural gas power plants or even 
> let the gas be delivered to the plants we have so they can provide 
> more power in an emergency. Did not help that 20% of our power is now 
> wind which of course in an ice storm like we are having is shut off... 
> Lots of issues and plenty of politics involved here..

Did I see somewhere that gas lines also got frozen, or was that just the 
windmills?

I feel for you and the rest of Texas. Cold weather has never been my thing.

Mark.


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