It is unusual. The interconnects are there for stability, restart and controlling/managing failures and outages. Not so that they can run the ragged edge. This is a new trend that has been getting worse over the last 3-5 years.
To add to this I’ve read that many utilities are asking for waivers for generation capacity. Meaning that they are asking to not be penalized for these rolling blackouts that are a direct result of shutting down coal plants.
Beyond insane, insanity is random, this is organized. Many of us have been warning of this for a few years, but it the sheeple and dumbmasses living in their normalcy bias never believed it would affect their lives.
I get what you're saying, but I think these rolling blackouts typically only last an hour or so, so I don't think your dogs would be in any danger that quickly unless you live in an uninsulated greenhouse...
It's the "longer amounts of time" that bothers me. The sun beats down on the house and with everything sealed up the way it is it gets stuffy fast. Plus they are both still in crate training so they don't have access to water in their crates (because they like to dump it and play in it)
No, but there are people at home with medical equipment that it will affect. Oxygen machines and such.
The same people they were "worried" about with wuflu they no longer give a **** about. Convenience factor. **** these assholes.
Understood and I feel the same way!
Yep, that would definitely be a concern.
Have you thought about maybe trying these?
Agreed. Two years ago I would have never considered a standby generator but after the Texas failure and this non-sense of electricity shortages I'm considering it.This is terrible, and should never happen in America. It's because Biden and the other leftists do everything for the "green" eco-nuts and ignore reality. You should never "turn off" a coal plant unless you already have in place an equivalent alternative. But they'd rather score points with the greenies, even if it means devolving to 3rd world status where electricity 24/7 is no longer taken for granted.
On the plus side, I guess I may get some use out of my whole-house generator. On the minus side, it costs more than $200 / day to run at capacity.
Yep, no point in being energy efficient if they're going to turn off your power anyway.
This is what happens whenever you elect subversive Communists (AKA Democrats) who desire to manage the economy through State control. The only difference between what Stalin and Mao did versus our current swamp is the names of the directorates.
