Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills-gct

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Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills-gct

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02-19-2021, 11:11 PM

sekker wrote:
By golly, Texas DID learn from CA and Enron - and replicated that success!

actually, there is a very specific difference. CAL utilities are required to purchase extra emergency supply beforehand if a weather situation is predicted - TX utils are allowed to just buy on the open market when the need arises. That's why costs can sudden rise exponentially.

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Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills-gct - by hal - 02-19-2021, 10:49 PM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by sekker - 02-19-2021, 10:53 PM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by Acer - 02-19-2021, 11:04 PM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by hal - 02-19-2021, 11:11 PM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by Steve G. - 02-19-2021, 11:27 PM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by davester - 02-20-2021, 12:11 AM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by Speedy - 02-20-2021, 02:56 AM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by C(-)ris - 02-20-2021, 05:06 AM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by pdq - 02-20-2021, 01:42 PM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by pdq - 02-20-2021, 01:44 PM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by JoeH - 02-20-2021, 03:24 PM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by Filliam H. Muffman - 02-20-2021, 03:50 PM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by sekker - 02-20-2021, 06:45 PM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by Bill in NC - 02-20-2021, 10:25 PM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by pdq - 02-20-2021, 10:25 PM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by RgrF - 02-21-2021, 01:12 AM

Re: Because of the lovely 'free markets' that repubs like so much, many in TX are going to see $10,000 electricity bills - by Speedy - 02-22-2021, 12:30 PM

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