On Wednesday evening, spot electricity prices topped $5,000 per megawatt-hour, up more than 200 times from Wednesday morning.

  • 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.

  • eestileib@sh.itjust.works
    72·
    2 years ago

    I remember my parents planning to retire to Texas about 10 years ago, I told 'em “that state’s going to be unlivable b/c of climate change pretty soon, don’t buy land there”.

    They’re Republicans so pish-tosh. They have spent weeks this summer essentially unable to be outside anywhere.

    • milkjug@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      2 years ago

      Big Weather man, they’re part of the deep state that’s silencing conservative voices by stopping them from going outside.

        • WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social
          1·
          2 years ago

          True. They need a scapegoat so they know if they say “low wind and unexpected thermal outaged”, they know people are too stupid to realize they’re saying its NG and/or coal plants playing a large role in the shortfalls and that centralized power NG/coal/nuclear power plants also have unpredictable swings in power (sometimes a 2-3 GW on/off if a large plant shuts down). Yet you can look at the comments on ERCOT to find plenty of people blaming renewables and saying we need to build more of those power stations that failed us in the winter storm in 2021 and have be causing issues this summer as well.

  • JTode@lemmy.world
    31·
    2 years ago

    Good thing they got rid of all those pesky regulations or the poors would be using the power.

  • Mister Neon@lemmy.world
    201·
    2 years ago

    As a former Texan this breaks my heart. Alot of innocent and less well off people will suffer due to entrenched corruption.

    I moved away because of this exact kind of shit.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    12·
    2 years ago

    Texas power prices soared 20,000% Wednesday evening amid another brutal heat wave.

    Makes sense. I’m told everything’s bigger in Texas.

  • breckenedge@lemmy.world
    2817·
    2 years ago

    Meanwhile in reality:

    Texas is 1st in the nation in renewables (thanks Obama).

    3000Mw battery storage averted this emergency, and there’s a ton more of that on the way (thanks Biden).

    • Ibex0@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 years ago

      Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma have the best onshore wind power potential. Pretty good solar too. And they’re tapping in to it.

  • Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world
    11·
    2 years ago

    This has been going on for years now. I feel bad for those that suffer there because of this, but if you choose to willingly live there when you have the means to leave, I don’t feel sorry for you anymore. It’s the ones unable to leave that I truly feel bad for, those that don’t have any other choice.

  • fiat_lux@kbin.social
    91·
    2 years ago

    This is why poorer people bear the brunt of climate change danger. Maybe the only thing absurd about Tank Girl were the talking kangaroos.

  • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    Reminds me of Enron. There’s plenty of electricity generated, but they claim the grid is too old to get it to customers. Things that make you go hmmm.