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Texas power prices soar 20,000% as brutal heat wave sets off emergency (markets.businessinsider.com)
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Texas power prices soar 20,000% as brutal heat wave sets off emergency::On Wednesday evening, spot electricity prices topped $5,000 per megawatt-hour, up more than 200 times from Wednesday morning.

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[–] 77 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Texas talks a lot of shit for a state that can't keep the lights on.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago*

    We have a saying in germany about our state owned railway operator:

    The four biggest enemies of punctuality are Summer, Winter, Autumn and Spring.

    Maybe the same is true for energy reliability and ERCOT?

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