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I would argue its more a factor of how the grid is regulated


Texas is plenty big enough to have its own grid, as does NY and CA. The way Texas deregulated leaves a lot to be desired IMHO, and has created some of these broken price signals and incentives to underinvest in infrastructure that cause some of the issues we're facing today. Not that deregulation is inherently bad, it just needs to be done thoughtfully. Ultimately there's a portion of energy that has to be a monopoly for the foreseeable future (local pipes and wires) and putting all the faith in the world in free markets isn't going to overcome that.

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Posted: 02/16/2021 at 10:39AM



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