It will depend. Does Texas have a lot of the Wind Turbines that froze. If Abbott uses a natural disaster he has no control over to push for greater energy independence, he will not be blamed. This is a natural disaster no different than a hurricane or tornado. A strong response to a once in a 100 year event will deflect any blame. A tepid response and Abbott is done. He did not create the storm and the state does not own the power companies. But he will own the response to a natural disaster.
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Did the oil refinery workers - whom there must be millions - vote for the politicians who put these Don Quijote windmills in place??? How did this happen? I don’t get it.
Think what happens in such an event when our vehicle fleet is electric too!!
Maybe cars will come with a small windmill and solar array attached.
Unrelated, Ford announced today there vehicles in Europe will be electric by 2030.