TEXAS POWER GRID

Just a personal observation, but I am surprised that Texas was not prepared for cold temperature and ice storms. We had a regional office in Arlington Texas and probably between 25 to 30 years ago I had to go down for some reason I don’t recall but it was a short trip. Fly down one afternoon and then do whatever it was the next day and then fly back the following morning. At any rate, and I believe it was in February, I left cold weather in Maryland and when we got to Texas it was 80. The next day a cold front came through and the temperature dropped abruptly into the 20’s and an ice storm hit that night which put about two inches of ice on my car which had to be chipped off to drive to the airport and fortunately we got out on one of the few flights that got out. So I am surprised that they were unprepared because I doubt that I experienced an unprecedented occurrence. I think they happen relatively frequently. So I’m guessing corners were cut, particularly with wind power to try to make it look like it was a cheap alternative.