Texas has entered a state of major disaster. Is it unreliable for Musk to shell the State Grid?

Yes, on February 19, a rare winter storm recently caused a large-scale power outage in southern Texas, leaving millions of people in trouble. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, criticized the state grid operators for being unreliable and responsible for the unprecedented power outage crisis.

Musk said that many Tesla owners had to turn on the "camping mode" in their cars to warm up for the night. It is reported that Musk moved his family from California to Texas in June 5438+February last year. It is reported that he moved to Texas to pay close attention to Tesla's new super factory in Austin, Texas and the launch facility of Space Exploration Technology Company in southern Texas.

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Power cuts, heating cuts and water cuts in Texas make people's lives worse;

Texas is located in the southern United States, with a temperate and subtropical climate. Many infrastructures are built without considering the influence of cold weather. Han Xinyang, director of the Power Grid Institute of State Grid Energy Research Institute, told the reporter that the sudden low temperature in the local area brought the peak of electricity consumption, and the three types of generators, natural gas, fans and coal, were affected by freezing to varying degrees, resulting in a huge total electricity gap.

In the extreme imbalance between supply and demand, the electricity price in Texas has soared wildly, with the wholesale electricity price exceeding $65,438+0,000 per megawatt hour, equivalent to 65 yuan RMB per kilowatt hour, nearly 200 times as much as usual. Some residents received sky-high bills from the power supply company.

Large-scale power failure also interrupted heating. Many people in the disaster area have to choose to burn firewood for heating, and accidents occur frequently. According to reports, at least 14 people, including 7 children, were poisoned by carbon monoxide in harris county, Texas.

Although the power supply is gradually recovering these days, the water supply is still very serious. From insufficient water pressure to complete water cut-off, the water supply system in many places can not operate normally because of the burst of water pipes caused by low temperature.

Financial circle-Musk shelled the State Grid: Tesla owners slept in their cars to keep warm.