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@BCTCW3D Agreements2mos ago

The U.S. grid is failing because it’s old, fragmented, and under‑invested.

About 70% of transmission lines are over 25 years old, and major outages have more than doubled since 2000. Americans now experience more blackout minutes per year than any other developed country, according to international reliability comparisons. Private utilities also spend heavily on shareholder payouts—over $20 billion a year—money that could instead fund modernization, wildfire prevention, and storm‑hardening. Nationalization supporters argue that a unified public grid could coordinate upgrades, eliminate profit‑driven underinvestment, and deliver consistent reliability nationwide.

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 @BCTMMJZ from Maryland  disagreed…2mos2MO

The U.S. grid is not failing because it's old, but because there are so many more people each year. More people per household means more electric is going to be used. It would be wise to upgrade to more powerful electric servers in the near future to prevent blackouts than modernization. Communication, technology and many more aspects of our lives count on technology, therefore, we should focus on providing those resources with stability to the citizens to help with daily life.

 @BCTGX3S from Massachusetts  agreed…2mos2MO

Yes this is true. As a developed , how come we still have the most power outages per developed nation.

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