Two-Thirds of the Country Face the Prospect of Blackouts this Summer

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[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Can you say TVA? We have so much fresh water and power even Atlanta is jealous. Now if we could just figure out how to make our state a poison pill for lefties.

[–]Jong56 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Just in time to watch the price of batteries skyrocket. Essentially we are going back to the stone ages but "green"

[–]SoCo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Efficiency is increasing, by moving to state power conglomerates. Yet, your city/county shutting down it's coal powered backup power plant, makes your area vulnerable. My area has not shut theirs down, making for a small blip of inaccuracy in the red part on this map.