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Smart thermostat swarms are straining the US grid

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Re: Pope is catholic, bears defecate in woods..

It was the gas network failing that causes the Texas electricity grid to collapse in the winter, all the gas power plants were sitting idle due to the gas network not being able to operate below a certain temperature. If you want a robust power gird then you need to use nuclear for your baseload.

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