How can the Southern power grid handle months of blistering heat with everyone blasting air conditioners, but can’t handle two days below freezing?

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How can the Southern power grid handle months of blistering heat with everyone blasting air conditioners, but can’t handle two days below freezing?

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Worker for grid company – scheduled maintenance is the main problem. Companies have to ensure that the generators are available in the most pressing times… in the South that spring through fall. Depending on the age and the maintenance required for the generator the time out of service can be lengthy.
While the grid allows areas of the country to share power, when there is a widespread weather event it is more difficult to share power due to the needs of the local area or in cases of ice, transmission lines going down.