Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy
fortune.com
For about one hour late Friday, day-ahead prices on ERCOT's website jumped as high as $688 per MWh.

lmao lmao.

Reminder that Texas is a separate grid, which is deregulated and financialized, according to neoliberal ideals of efficiency.

  • invo_rt [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    24·
    7 months ago

    every city is a concrete jungle, flat and full of parking lots and nothing else

    I visited Dallas once. Stayed in a hotel for a weekend-long event. Wanted to go get food. “Hey, I can see stuff right across the street, let’s walk.” The street is a fucking massive highway with no crossings unless you walk like a mile in either direction to get to an intersection and then a mile back to get to the food. Repeat to get back to the hotel.

    youre-awful

    • atyaz [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      4·
      7 months ago

      I had the exact same experience in Dallas. Do we work for the same company or is that just how Dallas is everywhere.

      • JayTwo [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
        5·
        7 months ago

        That’s just metropolitan Texas. Houston is just as bad if not worse. Austin is a lot better though but only because the bar is pretty low.