45 Comments

  1. wanted_to_upvote on

    Sounds like socialism to me. How will they prevent the liberal electrons from entering peoples homes?

  2. If you are wondering how this is happening, the fed government. Said if they don’t connect, they will no longer receive any federal disaster relief for repaiing thoae lines. The rich who run Texas don’t want to pay for it, so for connecting. They get to no pay for it, when it breaks but also get to take credit when it keeps going.

  3. Wait did Joe Biden check First if Texans voted for him before approving this??

  4. BedBugger6-9 on

    First big freeze, Abbott gets in front of the cameras to tell people how he saved their lives

  5. Runnah5555 on

    Each volt has been personally blessed by Kid Rock to eliminate any potential liberal contamination.

  6. JackMertonDawkins on

    I don’t want my taxes paying for these ungrateful, bigoted secessionists

    Fuck Ted Cruz

    Let Texas just secede already. And when they realize they can’t function without the rest of the nation fuckem

    Build the wall around fucking Texas

  7. just_chilling_too on

    Are they going to prevent those gay electrons from the coast from infecting their homes now ? /s

  8. Slippinjimmyforever on

    Ah, the southern welfare queens come crawling back.

    Only took them a half decade of Texans dying due to their incompetence.

  9. The socialists have finally won by crippling Texas’ power grid multiple years in a row. /s

  10. What in the hell?!? I ain’t usin’ any o’ that woke ass electricity! I’d rather die in the heat like a true cosplaytriot!

  11. citizenjones on

    And somehow, guaranteeing the power grids reliance will be seen as giving up *freedom* to some.

  12. ShakyMango on

    Doing something good for the public? Thats socialism! How dare they 😡

  13. Purplebuzz on

    Democrats gonna pump gay electrons into your homes and make you start questioning your sexuality.

  14. Texas was already connected in multiple places, they have 3 existing HVDC (and one VFT) ties at an aggregate 1.2GW. It just isn’t anywhere near enough with their winter shortfalls due to shit maintenance standards. The new tie will give them an additional 3GW of HVDC interconnect. Too bad we didn’t solve this back in 2015 with the Tres Amigas superstation, but the eastern interconnect withdrew and the whole thing fell apart.

  15. NeuroSpicyBerry on

    Fuck no. They didn’t want it. They don’t get it. Why are the rest of us subsidizing Texas.

  16. Humans_Suck- on

    Who do I have to vote for to close them out? I don’t want their shitty infrastructure fucking with my power grid.

  17. _NetscapeNavi on

    Sweet! As a Texan, I really hope this comes to fruition. Glad to see some good news for once lol.

  18. Red-Leader-001 on

    If you read the fine print, the connection is a HVDC connection. This DOES NOT mean there is a real interconnection between the two grids.

  19. Adventurous_Light_85 on

    They should make all the politicians write an essay on the pros of socialism

  20. cybercosmonaut on

    “we hate big government” …but please fix our power lines 🤡

  21. KitchenBomber on

    Is there any advantage to the rest of the US to connect their shit grid to our good ones?

    This feels like a consolation prize for decades of republican mismanagement.

  22. As a Texan, parts of the state are on the national grid already. Almost all of the counties against Louisiana are connected nationally. I never lost power during the snow apocalypse. There are something like 20 border counties that connect nationally.

  23. Constant_Macaron1654 on

    Well, well, well, the prodigal state has returned. And taken a federal handout at that. /s

  24. Adept-Mulberry-8720 on

    Why are we giving them a grant? They should be thanking us for letting them join the grid (s)……assholes should freeze!

  25. turbo_fried_chicken on

    Watch that money get straight up embezzled into oblivion, lol

    It’s going to be another hellish winter, Texas! Make sure you get out and vote for Ted before your front door freezes shut again!

  26. Qontherecord on

    they privatize their grid. the people who own the grid give shit service as they enrich themselves, the rest of the county bails them out.

    U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A.

  27. I’m sorry, why is the Fed paying for this? All Texas does is shit on being part of the US but now they want socialized handouts?

  28. fetish_onyx on

    In addition to the transmission projects, the DOE released its National Transmission Planning Study, which outlines a long-term vision for meeting future energy needs through 2050. The study highlights the need to double or triple transmission capacity from 2020 levels to ensure reliability and resilience as the energy landscape shifts toward renewables. Here’s a breakdown of the four projects

  29. kathmandogdu on

    I don’t want my tax dollars supporting those deadbeats in Texas. Let ‘em freeze in the dark. /s

  30. You’re welcome texas, love Biden.

    now yall can quit paying BTC miners FAR more than they earn from mining, TO not mine.

  31. Jesus Christ, of course it’s electrek. I can’t wait to hear their “take” on it.

    “For the first* time.”

    * does not include the 4 existing interconnects

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