NYT warns US power grid vulnerable to years-long blackout
The Texas grid failed in 2021, with devastating results. Solar power + batteries were key to making sure that didn’t happen again when the heat index reached 116ºF last month. Clean power made the grid more reliable and likely kept Texans alive. www.yahoo.com/news/science...
knightingael.bsky.social30It just shows how dumb Texas Republicans are. Texas would be the perfect place for solar and wind energy due to the wide open arid and windy coastal areas of the state.
Kathleen Rose21As a former resident of California for 47 years I know for sure this is true. The Texas GOP has their heads jammed up tneir asses so far they can’t admit they are a danger to Texans and the planet. Or they just don’t care, likely both. Now living in Texas and ready to vote.
John 5534518Minnesota is still waiting for $800 million reimbursement from Texas or costs caused by TX incompetency in managing their energy network. I'm sure the check is in the mail. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Just J16Texas is the largest producer of Solar Energy in the USA. it's ALMOST like the GOP have been lying about it this entire time.
allenidaho.bsky.social15Ironically, the Texas legislature has made numerous attempts to remove solar facilities, cap the generation capacity, require much stricter zoning and permitting, end any economic incentives, and make it overall harder to build. They are their own worst enemies.
Bert Gold, PhD11Oil men in the State that gave us Enron oppose Solar Rooftops and Windmills because.... They would cut their noses off to spite their face Not impressed with Texas billionaires, at all.
This is... absolute nightmare fuel. A national blackout lasting 18 months to three years. Nothing done to prevent it beforehand. It would let Trump do anything he wanted for so long—and in darkness—that America would surely awaken to a tyranny. JFC.
Seth Abramson127All Trump has to do is let Russia or China or North Korea run a very simple operation inside the United States—each stage of it would take just 20 minutes, with detection being almost impossible—and America is done. Cooked. A Trump-declared national emergency that ends democracy.
playwhatyoulove.bsky.social17Democracy dies in.... you know
Cheryl McNeilly12and we've known about this vulnerability for decades Obama tried to get traction on infrastructure protection and cyber security, but US elected officials are so goddamned shortsighted that he couldn't get anything done and the oligarchs who own the infrastructure are only about $$$
allcell9.bsky.social5So much for Chinese solar panels.😳. bsky.app/profile/lega...
JR3I actually did dream this a long time ago. There was also acid rain. Don't forget about the acid rain.
BonnieBlonde3I don't see the entire grid getting wiped out, but he could be surprised at how hard it would be to gain control once anarchy rules. And, more libs probably have solar and glamper skills to survive. 🤷🏼♀️
DocGaby34"Ein landesweiter Stromausfall, der 18 Monate bis drei Jahre andauert. Und nichts, was man im Vorfeld unternommen hätte, um ihn zu verhindern. Das würde Trump so lange – und im Dunkeln – alles tun lassen, was er wollte, dass usAmerika mit Sicherheit in einer Tyrannei aufwachen würde." 1/
Michelle: ProDemocracy, Anti-Fascism 😎📎2I’m also concerned that he and his Congress could refuse to swear in the Dems who win the midterms like Mike did to the AZ or NM congressional rep.
this is - speaking as someone with a however-small security background - the nightmare scenario. most critical infrastructure is secured with a schlage door handle or a master padlock. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/m...?
Municipal Fox12So much of the work of electrification is gonna be upgrading our transmission systems into something that isn’t duct-taped together
❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆5I read this expecting to find "these computer systems haven't been updated since Windows XP," but it's even more basic than that, down to "power grid infrastructure can be taken out of service at-scale by one guy with a rifle, and repairs are like finding a specialist to restore an antique violin"
Palesfenian 🇮🇪❤️🇺🇦🇵🇸🇪🇺1I'm not saying it's the first cause, but Stuxnet is definitely a link in the chain to how they got here.
jane fae #facciamorete #antifa1The issue isn't sabotage. Or rather, it isn't just sabotage. I was researching this stuff (Transmission and Distribution) for some high-priced B2B reports 15 years back, and there was a major issue identified even then. Bottom line... the US grid was aging, and...
