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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (201759)	2/16/2021 2:58:38 PM
From: Sweet Ol	1 Recommendation Recommended By Thomas M. Respond to of 206121

I live in OK and we have had some outages, so we probably don't have any extra power to loan to Texas. It is the same for other nearby states. So connecting to the Grid probably would not have helped much. Blessings, JRH

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (201759)	2/16/2021 5:16:42 PM
From: DinoNavarre	2 Recommendations Recommended By jazzlover2 Lee Lichterman III Respond to of 206121

In my years operating in California, I do remember the state basically being blacked-out 3/4 times via trips on 230 & 500/550KV systems.....triggered from line losses in other parts of WECC/other states..... Idaho (the potato farmers incident)..... Twice via Four Corners generated faults/taking most of the western states down with them, isolation gear/tech did not work/was not fast enough to drop/switch lines... Northern California/Oregon border NP15 line sag.....Lines hit the ground taking pretty good chunk of WECC with it..... You tend to remember this kind of stuff when your the on-shift CRO when it happens.... Wonder if things are getting better out in the WECC~???

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (201759)	2/16/2021 8:49:30 PM
From: Lee Lichterman III	2 Recommendations Recommended By DinoNavarre Thomas M. Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206121

I seem to recall that in the late 90s, california was having blackouts in the summer and forced neighboring power grids to give them power below cost using some federal emergency mandate. I believe it was after that that Texas cut themselves completely off from everyone else. I remember a lot of discussion about it at the time because california had just spent years blocking every attempt to adding power generation, oil and gas projects etc. so many applauded the move since California wanted the benefits of energy while pushing NIMBY to the extreme. That article makes it sound like Texas has always been separated but I'm 99.9% certain of the california inspired move to totally isolate.