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Publishing date: May 29, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 4 minute read •
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(Bloomberg) After months of debate, Texas lawmakers are poised to pass a series of measures in response to February’s deadly blackouts. Yet those bills, critics say, do little to fix the fundamental issues that made the state’s power grid so vulnerable.
While the pending legislation will take steps including forcing electric plants and some pipelines to prepare better for the cold, the bills will do nothing to guarantee the state has enough generating capacity on hand at all times. Nor would they force Texas’s grid to connect to neighboring states so they could provide backup.
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Finally, we have been given the all clear to throw another shrimp on the barbie as the easing of lockdown rules means limited outside entertainment with family and friends is back on the menu.
Forget the critics, such as TV Masterchef host Gregg Wallace, who recently described barbecue cuisine as rubbish – built around a lump of uncooked meat on a plate.
If you are willing to follow a few basic rules, there is no reason why you cannot serve up mouth-watering treats, using the most basic equipment – including old junk found at the back of your garage.
Time for a new BBQ? Those who managed to save money during lockdown might be tempted to purchase an outside burner