Comment by magnawave

The result was "an electrical island in the United States," Bill Magness, CEO of ERCOT, said. "That independence has been jealously guarded, I think both by policy makers and the industry."

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/02/16/texas-power-...

Maybe it’s time to rethink that. HaI has an interesting take on something similar: Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo88zA5nq4Q

Running your own grid seems cool Texas style, until you have a regional problem and have no where to turn.