Comment by bob1029

What is the story on leveraging natural gas infrastructure in SF? In parts of Texas we've made the grid a non-issue with lots of standby natural gas generation. About 80% of the homes in my community have full backup. Wednesdays get pretty noisy at noon around here. All of the public utilities can go for days without grid power now. The winter storm was the last time anyone saw difficulties with gas infrastructure. I don't know of anyone who lost gas service, even during the event. In the TX hill country and in more rural areas, these things run on buried propane tanks and in most cases there is enough fuel on site to run continuously for weeks before a truck has to show up.

I think there is something to be said for a semi-reliable grid encouraging resilience over time. You can't have it too unreliable, but it seems like there is a sweet spot that encourages high quality contingencies to develop.