The media is playing it up to be something it isn't. Over 30% of the generating power in TX is off-line due to typical spring outages for scheduled maintenance before the peak season. Same happens in the fall before the winter peak.
The planned outages happened to coincide with unseasonable temperatures and decreased wind, nothing more. Our media loves to spin everything and make it political.
Sounds like windmills are the chit for reliable energy.
Any energy policy needs to be a balanced energy policy. Nothing wrong with solar and wind being part of the mix, their limitations just need to be accounted for. The power problems in TX are exacerbated by the unprecedented population growth throughout the state. The same holds true for the water needs and other infrastructure. TX is in for some tough times ahead.
I always thought former Gov. Rick Perry and now Greg Abbott have done a little too much cheerleading in promoting people and businesses to move to TX. It's beginning to change the state. We'll go the way of Colorado at some point and turn into a liberal bastion if we're not careful.
