▲ 728 ▼ Texas power prices soar 20,000% as brutal heat wave sets off emergency (markets.businessinsider.com) submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 158 comments fedilink hide all child comments Texas power prices soared 20,000% Wednesday evening amid another brutal heat wave. Spot electricity prices topped $5,000 per megawatt-hour, up more than 200 times from Wednesday morning. The state's grid operator issued its second-highest energy emergency, then later said conditions returned to normal.
[–] Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 149 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are you idiots Great Again yet? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago (2 children) hey the rest of the american grids are fine. Texas didn't want to follow certain governemnt regulation so they made their own grid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 47 points 2 years ago (2 children) With blackouts. And hookers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] uis@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago With blackouts. And lobbysts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) C/unexpectedfuturama permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago c/CommunitiesAsHashtags permalink fedilink source parent [–] Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I was talking directly to the women hating, book banning, brown people fearing , maga-loving, selfish ignorant racists that vote in Texas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Seventhlevin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Love it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago (2 children) hey the rest of the american grids are fine. Texas didn't want to follow certain governemnt regulation so they made their own grid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 47 points 2 years ago (2 children) With blackouts. And hookers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] uis@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago With blackouts. And lobbysts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) C/unexpectedfuturama permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago c/CommunitiesAsHashtags permalink fedilink source parent [–] Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I was talking directly to the women hating, book banning, brown people fearing , maga-loving, selfish ignorant racists that vote in Texas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Seventhlevin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Love it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 47 points 2 years ago (2 children) With blackouts. And hookers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] uis@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago With blackouts. And lobbysts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) C/unexpectedfuturama permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago c/CommunitiesAsHashtags permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uis@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago With blackouts. And lobbysts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) C/unexpectedfuturama permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago c/CommunitiesAsHashtags permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago c/CommunitiesAsHashtags permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I was talking directly to the women hating, book banning, brown people fearing , maga-loving, selfish ignorant racists that vote in Texas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Seventhlevin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Love it. permalink fedilink source parent