▲ 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.
[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Too be fair, it is the best case if you're one of the rich assholes who owns everything and just wants to squeeze the poors. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SCB@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sure but that is not the role of government lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 4 points 2 years ago Historically speaking? permalink fedilink source parent [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago Says who? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SCB@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sure but that is not the role of government lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 4 points 2 years ago Historically speaking? permalink fedilink source parent [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago Says who? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 4 points 2 years ago Historically speaking? permalink fedilink source parent