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In great news for alarmists, the Daily News reported yesterday that another blackout could happen sooner than you'd think! Thanks, Daily News (but please, add a note that Gothamist needs to take its Effexor before reading the Sunday paper, okay?)! Basically, the problem is that the state's attempt at energy deregulation has been unsuccessful, the transmissions lines from upstate through Westchester and into the city are way too congested, and there are no plans on the table in Albany to solve the energy issues, like new plans for electricity networks.
Senator Charles Schumer wants to nationalize the power grid. Well, of course he does - that's the way any fixes will get funded fastest, versus him getting on his kees, begging for dough. In the meantime, Schumer is angry about the FEMA package President Bush just signed for NY - a paltry $5 million - and at the cell phone companies (updated/clarified) because no service providers (except for T-Mobile) had "Wireless Priority Service" in place, so police, firefighters, and emergency technicians get service.
The NY Times says that the city got an another chance to review its terrorist evacuation plans after the blackout, and while it seemed to go all right, it was far from smooth. Again, take-Effexor warning, please.
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Somehow, my Verizon phone had no problems what so ever.
I was able to text message on AT&T. As long as there's some sort of messaging medium out there, I think I'm okay.
I'm a T-mobile customer and my phone wasn't working during the blackout.
A government takeover of the the grid (aka nationalizing or socializing) would deprive individuals of the right to purchase power from whom they prefer. There would only be one power transmission company. If someone thought up a better or cheaper way to deliver power, you and I would not have the right to purchase that power b/c the occupying power (aka the federal government; before that it was Britain) would forbid the voluntary transaction. Schumer should stay out of my and your affairs. His only job, which he never does, is to protect our right to trade with whom we so choose. Schumer has it all backwards. -- As for the impact of nationalization, it would lead to major shortages. Just check out the impact on cancer patients of the nationalization of healthcare in New Zealand: people are dying. (http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/21/1061434986004.html) -- The last blackout occurred precisely b/c the government continues to interfere with private solutions. The government deregulated power production but not power transmission.
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