Were the South Australian blackouts in 2016 precursors to those that have occurred in Texas during the past few days?
In both cases, an electricity system that has been force-fed with subsidised wind and solar suddenly failed. The total blackout that was seen in South Australia was more severe than the Texas failure but in both cases wind and solar played a prominent role.
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