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marble falls

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2. Anyone in Texas knew before the crash, it was going to crash and only when was uncertain. It's a good ol'...

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Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:26 AM

Sep 2024

... boy network with pahlenty of cash. The Texas system is set up to allow for gouging from operating sections to overcharge for down sections rather than take power from the national grid - which Texas is the only 48 continuous state not on. Connecting to the national grid would just take a few days to accomplish. Last summer they came a whiskers length from crashing again.

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