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

Question

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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Answer 1

AC goes from 100ish degrees to 70ish…. cold snap heating goes from 0 to 65+. Maintaining a 65 degree change is a lot harder than 30.