In response to the latest winter storm, Texas risks stepping into the classic trap of...
Austin Energy linemen work to restore power during the recent arctic blast. Technology offers the way forward for a more resilient grid.I am typing fast to finish before the battery in my laptop dies. Once again, I have not had electricity or heat for days, thanks to the latest winter storm.
That question kills my rant because I know they have. Many are underground today. Unfortunately, the cost and resilience of both overhead and underground cables depend on where the installation is and the local risks. Outages are caused by extreme heat or cold, fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes or equipment failure due to age or folks with malicious intent. Raising our bills in response to our latest problem is just chasing our tail.The Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Railroad Commission, Texas utilities and cooperatives can maximize the benefit of a new organization.
The need to avoid excessive enthusiasm for this sort of change was documented by Machiavelli around 1500 when he wrote, “There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.” In that way, 16th-century Italy is much like 21st-century Texas.
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