[throwaway292893]

Pretty overblown, been WFH in Texas for 8 years now, the big freeze was the only time we had a power outage, and the only time in my life in Texas we had ice for more than 3 days for that matter.

Is it much better WFH in California during fire season? Seems worse with controlled shutdowns vs friendly letters to conserve energy.

edit: actually a squirrel blew itself and a transformer up on our street one time, that took down power for an hour or so.

edit2: to the poster below, it's possible Oncor in that area is mismanaged like most of ATX, but your experience does not align with my experience.

[bob1029]

Overblown? I disagree. The situation has degraded substantially since I have lived here (going on 4 decades now).

From 2011-2014, the ATX power grid was so stable, that I was able to run a TS3 server out of my apartment with 100% uptime. It was plugged directly into the wall with no hope of survival if any power disruption occurred. 3 years. Probably didn't even miss a single 60hz cycle.

Fast forward to 2021, I can expect to reset the clocks in my house about once every other week.

[yao420]

I’m a native Texan and have had several power outages this year including one last week outside of San Antonio. Also pretty sure I had at least one in 2019. I remember frequent blackouts during the hurricane season in the TX city I grew up in ~20 years ago.