<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Almost exactly 4 years ago we were out up here in Michigan for over 120 hours after a wind storm took out power to 1 million homes. Large scale restoration takes time. When the load and supply are imbalanced it can make things worse as well. <div><br></div><div>I'm hoping things return to normal soon but also am reminded it can take some time. </div><div><br></div><div>We now have a large generator with automatic switchover after that event. Filling gas cans every 12 hours to feed the generator is no fun. <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my TI-99/4a</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 15, 2021, at 11:54 PM, Cory Sell via NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"> Total population is a pretty big difference as you go north, as is how well infrastructure is actually prepared for snow/ice and cold temperatures in general.<div><br></div><div>I’ve been without power all day and have no doubt I’ll cross the 24-hour mark here in a handful of hours.<caret></caret><br><div><br></div><div id="protonmail_mobile_signature_block"><div>Sent from ProtonMail Mobile</div></div> <div><br></div><div><br></div>On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 10:42 PM, Sean Donelan <<a href="mailto:sean@donelan.com" class="">sean@donelan.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="protonmail_quote" type="cite"> <br><br>On Tue, 16 Feb 2021, Cory Sell via NANOG wrote:<br>> adoption. Sure, wind isn’t perfect, but looks like solution relied on failed<br>> in a massive way.<br><br>Strange the massive shortages and failures are only in one state.<br><br>The extreme cold weather extends northwards across many states, which<br>aren't reporting rolling blackouts.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>