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by ryan93 1280 days ago
In Texas I’ve been without power for a total of three days in last 15 years and that was a once in a century event
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Serendipitously, this tweet popped up almost right before I read your comment - https://twitter.com/ybarrap/status/1606319917229228032?s=46&...

I don’t think it’s outrageous to say Texas has one of the worst power grids in the nation. Regardless of your personal experience.

I'm in 94022 (served by PG&E) and in July 2022 there was a 13% chance I would lose power on any given day. I had more than 40 total hours of down time that month.
High winds and ice downed some power lines around the state. That is not a bad power grid lol that’s just what happens when storms blow through.