Texas power prices soar 20,000% as brutal heat wave sets off emergency

Hey little buddy, how's the independent grid working out for you?

Jesus Christ.

As a lib, I feel so owned.

I'm glad I live in Washington state with our cheap renewable energy.

I remember my parents planning to retire to Texas about 10 years ago, I told 'em "that state's going to be unlivable b/c of climate change pretty soon, don't buy land there".

They're Republicans so pish-tosh. They have spent weeks this summer essentially unable to be outside anywhere.

Aaahhh, the free market economy at work without limits, without government planning, regulations, or interference.

Government regulations bad! It means we can't squeeze our customers, we can't fuck up on an hourly basis, we can't be dicks!

And in before the commies start... No. Bad dog! Get out with your "we need to become Communist hippie communes!" comments, please

We need to put reasonable rules and limits to a capitalist system. Regulate big companies, regulate infrastructure, tax the rich, use the money for social platforms

Maybe stop electing Republican orcs and your state will improve.

They have an excess of energy (too much sun) but the grid is close to collapsing (too much cooling). Maybe install more solar power?

As a former Texan this breaks my heart. Alot of innocent and less well off people will suffer due to entrenched corruption.

I moved away because of this exact kind of shit.

If only there was some kind of energy source that worked best during intense sunlight.

Wasn't the whole point in investing in oil in Texas to keep the energy prices low?

How is that working out for em?

Oh, again?

Texas is trying to attract crypto miners, I hear.

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EMERGENCY!

YOU ARE IN TEXAS!

oh my God!

People will soon be living in Texas no power year around when they throttle you and charge you thousands for power every month of the year because either A) ITsSS TWOooh HAaAWwTT or B) TtThEEee GGRiiIdD IIsSSnnTT Winterized. What a joke

Texas power prices soared 20,000% Wednesday evening amid another brutal heat wave.

Makes sense. I'm told everything's bigger in Texas.

This has been going on for years now. I feel bad for those that suffer there because of this, but if you choose to willingly live there when you have the means to leave, I don't feel sorry for you anymore. It's the ones unable to leave that I truly feel bad for, those that don't have any other choice.

This is why poorer people bear the brunt of climate change danger. Maybe the only thing absurd about Tank Girl were the talking kangaroos.

Eat the rich.

But you see... the free market... will solve... everything. /s

This is how you spell business with a backwards 'R'

Reminds me of Enron. There’s plenty of electricity generated, but they claim the grid is too old to get it to customers. Things that make you go hmmm.

My Texan ass was confused because the last week has been the most pleasant weather we've had in months. The I looked at the article and saw it's from 2017. Don't get me wrong our state is fucking dumb all of the time, but I assure you we are not experiencing a heat wave. It's been unseasonably cool.

This is an article from 2017. Not really news.

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