Texas Gov. Abbott blames solar and wind for the blackouts in his state and says "this shows how the Green New Deal would be a deadly deal for the United States of America"
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Replying to @ndrew_lawrence
Oh, he knows. He’s trying to avoid blame. There is going to be a whole lot of “Who knew what and when?” after all this. They’re already trying to lay out their defense.

Feb 17, 2021 · 4:35 PM UTC

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He’s actually correct, though
Replying to @ctraywick
My caveat: No fuel is performing exceptionally well during this freeze. But coal, gas and nuclear make up 2/3 of Texas's power mix during the winter, so those outages are having the biggest impact. If wind were a larger share of the mix, those outages would be more significant
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