▲ 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.
[–] protist@mander.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh he didn't mean that, he just wanted to be president and thought that's how he'd get there. He wasn't the brightest bulb permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stewie3128@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Which is why he became Secretary of Energy under Trump. Also I think he was kicked off Dancing with the Stars in one of the early rounds. Certainly makes him qualified to occupy the same chair as Steven Chu. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stewie3128@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Which is why he became Secretary of Energy under Trump. Also I think he was kicked off Dancing with the Stars in one of the early rounds. Certainly makes him qualified to occupy the same chair as Steven Chu. permalink fedilink source parent