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Nevilledog

(51,206 posts)
Thu Feb 18, 2021, 01:13 AM Feb 2021

$5,152 Power Bill? Texas' Winter Storm Hell Only Gets Worse



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“‘I paid $450 for one day. I was in shock,’ [Griddy customer Akilah] Scott-Amos told The Daily Beast on Wednesday....

The nightmare only got worse on Monday, when she realized her bill had increased by another $2,500.”

$5,152 Power Bill? Texas’ Winter Storm Hell Only Gets Worse
As millions of Texans remain in the dark amid power outages from a historic winter storm, wild swings in the price of power have left others with bills they can’t afford to pay.
thedailybeast.com
2:39 PM · Feb 17, 2021


https://www.thedailybeast.com/dollar5152-power-bill-texas-winter-storm-hell-only-gets-worse




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$5,152 Power Bill? Texas' Winter Storm Hell Only Gets Worse (Original Post) Nevilledog Feb 2021 OP
No PUC in Texas? OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #1
They're two sides of the same coin -- lack of regulation. eppur_se_muova Feb 2021 #2

eppur_se_muova

(36,299 posts)
2. They're two sides of the same coin -- lack of regulation.
Thu Feb 18, 2021, 10:32 AM
Feb 2021

Texans GOPers don't want the gubmint interfering in their freedom.

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