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[-] landlords_morghulis@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 2 months ago

Doesn't texas have some really stupid privatized power reseller system or something that makes its grid this dysfunctional?

[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 months ago

Yeah it's independent from the National grid do they don't have to comply with federal regulations. A small price to pay for freedom.

[-] landlords_morghulis@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 months ago

"A Small Price to Pay for Freedom" would be a banger line to put on a $7k electricity bill

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 months ago

It sure does, a great example of how privatizing public utilities works in practice.

[-] PanArab@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago

This is a yearly thing now

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