ELI5, how can an electrical grid be “minutes away” from month long blackouts? What would’ve happened that devoted employees avoided?

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I’ve seen lots of posts lately on Texas being “minutes and seconds away” from months long blackouts. What could’ve happened, what was avoided that caused that?

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The power is mostly restored already; it has been days. The idea of months long blackouts is unrealistic nonsense. There was nothing wrong with the electrical grid its self, just that too many of it’s various diverse types of power supply sources failed to work in the extreme cold. This is an extremely politically charged topic, so such things as projecting “month long blackouts”, is likely just dishonest political rhetoric.

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