Tucker Carlson lies and blames “renewables” for potential Texas blackouts

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From the July 12, 2022, edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight

TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): In the past year, the United States has experienced blackouts in some of our biggest states. Why? Because they're relying more and more on renewables, places like California and even Texas.

Just yesterday, in order to avoid a blackout, the largest grid operator in the state of Texas begged residents to turn up their thermostats -- no more A/C for you -- and asked them not to use any major appliances. Really, in Texas, which has the largest oil and gas reserves in the continental United States. What are they doing in Texas?