Originally posted by Mobycat:
From what I gather, nobody in Washington is to blame, per se.
They were talking about it on the news, and they gave examples of what's wrong with the grid. To give Jersey cheaper power, they would have to upgrade in West Virginia. But people in West Virginia aren't willing to pay for something that they don't benefit from.
So, while the government could push (or force) them to upgrade, it's more like people not wanting to pay for it that has caused the grid to be in such a condition.
The power grid will never be upgraded. How can it when numerous attempts to upgrade it and build new lines cause liberals and environmentalists to scream power lines cause cancer, some rodent animal might have it's habitat affected or some other bullshit reason. Every time any power construction takes place all the same whackos come out of the woodwork and get their way.
That is a fact of modern life.
Washington and numerous special interest political lobbies have everything to do with it.
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