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From Master Resource<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Robert Bradley Jr.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ed. Note<\/strong>: With the 3rd anniversary of the Great Texas Blackout of February 2021, it is worth remembering the second thoughts that architects of the centrally planned state grid (ISO\/ERCOT) had at the time. But have the guilty feelings resulted in a fundamental rethink of government electricity? This post is reprinted from MasterResource (May 20, 2021<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI have to admit, the ERCOT blackouts have shaken me. The amount of physical damage and human suffering they caused is astounding. Obviously, the \u2018market\u2019 failed to provide the service reliability that customers expected and deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Robert L. Borlick, Independent energy consultant, h<\/a>ere<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It is tough when your belief system gets rattled by reality. Very few people can handle that well. The best prevention strategy is to keep an open mind, and understand other views about as well as your own. Be polite, and stay modest (\u2018the higher you fly, the harder you fall\u2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One longtime electricity planner, Robert L. Borlick, is angry. His ideal regulatory\/planning system, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, overseen by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT\/ERCOT), crashed. He is in denial, having claimed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n