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WTF is going on in TX??

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,052
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    JohnInCarolina said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Snowflake (irony anyone?). Is cold and hungry.  Hopefully someone fed him.


    I knew I'd recognized that puppy!


    That is just Precious!
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    Maybe some of the mad money utility companies made from the unregulated supply shortage will "trickle-down" into the pockets of the every day consumer....just like the tax cuts for large corporations.....  

    Nah.

    Suckers.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    I'd hate to see the power bill for anyone with a server farm.
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,052
    edited February 2021
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    nolaegghead said:
    Maybe some of the mad money utility companies made from the unregulated supply shortage will "trickle-down" into the pockets of the every day consumer....just like the tax cuts for large corporations.....  

    Nah.

    Suckers.
    I am confident they will invest in infrastructure to ensure this does not happen again.  Increased customer satisfaction and better service are surely in the near future.
    A bison’s level of aggressiveness, both physical and passive, is legendary. - NPS
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    They knew their history from as recently as 2017... know it well so you can be doomed to repeat it.  

    Some pretty good incentives have been created to not fix infrastructure.   As long as they all ignore it.
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 30,954
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    This seems nuts to me:


    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • SonVolt
    SonVolt Posts: 3,314
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    Jesus. Hopefully this is automated billing and will be corrected. 
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  • Legume
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    JohnInCarolina said:
    This seems nuts to me:


    I know quite a few people who played that market, jumping providers every few months chasing the variable pricing.  They’re gripping hard right now.

    Interesting that a few mayors (Houston, Ft Worth) saying state should pay these bills, they caused the problem.
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  • fishlessman
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    JohnInCarolina said:
    This seems nuts to me:



    im thinking this bill should be disputed......
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,516
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    I only know enough to be stupid but I would guess folks who signed up for "market rate" power should have read the fine print.

    That said, I'm guessing there will be a remedy from somewhere.
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,619
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    I would definitely turn auto pay off at this point.
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,052
    edited February 2021
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    dmchicago said:
    I only know enough to be stupid but I would guess folks who signed up for "market rate" power should have read the fine print.

    That said, I'm guessing there will be a remedy from somewhere.
    I think the proper Texas response, is: They were free to choose.  The reaped the rewards of low low prices for many years.  Now that hen has come home to roost.  Why should everyone else pay for them?

    In reality I hope that Griddy and the Energy companies eat the cost of their poor and predatory business practices.

    Deregulated utilities is a collosal bad idea, there are reasons we are all apart of a collective with a central government.  Utilities and infrastructure is one of them.
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,052
    edited February 2021
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    Looks like they are working on a solution.  I admit, did not see this one coming.



    A bison’s level of aggressiveness, both physical and passive, is legendary. - NPS
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  • Photo Egg
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    Legume said:
    I would definitely turn auto pay off at this point.
    This is the exact reason I have NO automatic bill pay or any bills going direct to credit card.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • TechsasJim
    TechsasJim Posts: 1,909
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    Way to maximize the bad weather.    I grilled up a mess of chicken breasts, sausage and other sundries in anticipation of no power.    Well we kept the power but lost the water.    Kitchen looks like it is intentionally being remodeled---but it isn't.
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  • caliking
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    TechsasJim said:
    Way to maximize the bad weather.    I grilled up a mess of chicken breasts, sausage and other sundries in anticipation of no power.    Well we kept the power but lost the water.    Kitchen looks like it is intentionally being remodeled---but it isn't.
    My kitchen always looks like that =)

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