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pro_grammer@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy

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Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy

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pro_grammer@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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For about one hour late Friday, day-ahead prices on ERCOT's website jumped as high as $688 per MWh.
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    Correct.

    Didn’t the state basically re-elect everyone who oversaw that shit show?

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      Not only did they re-elect them, deregulating the power grid even more was an explicit part of the Republican platform

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        Partisanship is a hell of a drug.

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